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
It might be that in an era of what researchers are calling “mega rain” events, a flood plain should now be off-limits.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025
And an additional 777 miles of roadway would be in the new flood plain, nearly tripling the at-risk total to 1,212 miles of road.
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
