- plural of plain.
plains
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Mining companies want to scour the ocean's abyssal plains for polymetallic nodules laden with nickel, copper and cobalt.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Yes, this particular region, about 24.3 cqurzots in radius, is definitely lower than the vast plains outside the depression.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
AMARILLO, Texas—Salem Abraham made his fortune trading stocks and commodity futures from the high plains of the Texas Panhandle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
News of the home invasion spread rapidly across the rolling plains of southwestern Oklahoma.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Retreating Italian troops were driven down from the mountains onto the plains as hundreds of thousands of soldiers surrendered or deserted, disappearing into the countryside.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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