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# floodplain

noun (a floodplain, floodplains; also flood plain)

«floodplain» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A floodplain is the flat land beside a river that gets covered with water when the river floods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floodplain/#m1)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons floodplains are part of a river's course; their soil is fertile because floods leave mud (silt), so they are good for farming but risky for houses. Phrases: «on the floodplain», «build on a floodplain».

### Examples

- The farm lies on the river's floodplain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floodplain/#x1)
- Floods leave rich soil on the floodplain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floodplain/#x2)
- Building houses on a floodplain is risky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floodplain/#x3)
- The floodplain was under water after the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floodplain/#x4)
- Label the floodplain on your river diagram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floodplain/#x5)
- Cows graze on the floodplain in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floodplain/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Written as one word or two: floodplain / flood plain. Safety: never walk or drive through floodwater.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «floodplain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floodplain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«floodplain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/floodplain.html) on Mova free.