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flood plain

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Geography, Geology
ˈflood plain noun [countable]  SGthe large area of flat land on either side of a river that is sometimes covered with water when the river becomes too full 〔河边的〕洪泛区,泛滥平原,涝原
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flood plainHer dammed-up intelligence overflowed like a flood plain.The little town crowns a low plateau just out of reach of the flood plain of the nearby Deerfield River.
ˈflood plain nounChineseSyllable
a flat of of Corpus land either side the area large on


flood plain
ˈflood plain noun [countable]
the large area of flat land on either side of a river that is sometimes covered with water when the river becomes too full