Floodland

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A low-lying area, especially on either side of a river, which regularly floods. plural, plural-only

    "Important to the description of surface water and wetlands is the floodlands of rivers and streams. Floodlands are the wide, gently sloping areas contiguous to and usually lying on both sides of a river or stream channel."

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"Important to the description of surface water and wetlands is the floodlands of rivers and streams. Floodlands are the wide, gently sloping areas contiguous to and usually lying on both sides of a river or stream channel."

Etymology

From flood + land.

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