flood plain
Example Sentences
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The land sits on low ground and would need fill for any redesign, to get it above the Potomac river flood plain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
He even ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to release millions of gallons into a flood plain and then weirdly claimed that he'd "invaded" Los Angeles and solved its water problem.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025
Nearly 36,000 structures would be threatened by the resulting quake-influenced flood plain, a 168% increase from the current figure of about 13,000.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
"I live in Herefordshire. We live on a flood plain, so flooding has always been part of life there," he said.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025
Near the far edge of the flood plain I find Alice’s footsteps in a stretch of muddy sand.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
