FLOODPLAIN - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
Categories: Plain, Field, Champaign
📖 Fun Facts About Floodplain
- • Traditional floodplain farming used seasonal floods to deposit fertile silt, a low-tech strategy for soil renewal.
Synonyms
Floodplain, Flood plain
🔗 Related Words
flood – A related word in the same word family.
plain – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Place names often preserve ancient languages long after the people who spoke them are gone.