floodplain

Word parts

flood + plain

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /flʌdpleɪn/
• Hyphenation: flood‧plain

Noun

Singular floodplain

Plural floodplains

1. (countable) A floodplain is a plain which is formed by the removal of collection of very small bodies from the repeated flooding of a river and experiences occasional or repeated flooding.

Related words

• alluvial plain
• flood
• plain