flood plain
Example Sentences
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The inquest has heard that the area is a designated flood plain, but did not have signage warning walkers that the water level might be high at the time Xielo entered the water.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
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
Other factors officials should consider is whether critical infrastructure, such as airports, would fall within the quake-expanded flood plain, scientists say.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 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
