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Second, there are two problems with respect to mobile homes in particular. One is we obviously don't want to put them in a flood plain, because if there's another flood, you're going to lose the mobile home.
Michael Chertoff

Meaning of "flood plain" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLOOD PLAIN

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Flood plain is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FLOOD PLAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Floodplain

A floodplain or flood plain is an area of land adjacent to a stream or river that stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls and experiences flooding during periods of high discharge. It includes the floodway, which consists of the stream channel and adjacent areas that actively carry flood flows downstream, and the flood fringe, which are areas inundated by the flood, but which do not experience a strong current. In other words, a floodplain is an area near a river or a stream which floods when the water level reaches flood stage.

Definition of flood plain in the English dictionary

The definition of flood plain in the dictionary is the flat area bordering a river, composed of sediment deposited during flooding.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLOOD PLAIN

flood
flood basalt
flood control
flood damage
flood defences
flood tide
floodable
flooded gum
flooded out
flooder
floodgate
floodgates
flooding
floodless
floodlight
floodlighting
floodlit
floodmark
floodwall
floodwater

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLOOD PLAIN

blain
chamberlain
Champlain
chaplain
chatelain
complain
explain
lain
Lake Champlain
Lord Chamberlain
overexplain
overlain
peneplain
plain
porcelain
reexplain
Salisbury Plain
slain
villain
walled plain

Synonyms and antonyms of flood plain in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «flood plain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLOOD PLAIN

Find out the translation of flood plain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flood plain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flood plain» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

泽国
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

llanura de inundación
570 millions of speakers

English

flood plain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाढ़ के मैदान
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سهل الفيضان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пойма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

planície de inundação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্যা প্লাবন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plaine d´inondation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dataran banjir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überschwemmungsgebiet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

氾濫原
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

홍수 일반
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banjir kosong
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lũ lụt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளம் வெற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर साध्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Taşkın ovası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pianura alluvionale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rozlewiska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заплава
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

simplu de inundații
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πλημμυρίζουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vloedvlakte
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

översvämnings
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flom vanlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flood plain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOOD PLAIN»

The term «flood plain» is regularly used and occupies the 73.838 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flood plain

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QUOTES WITH «FLOOD PLAIN»

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Michael Chertoff
Second, there are two problems with respect to mobile homes in particular. One is we obviously don't want to put them in a flood plain, because if there's another flood, you're going to lose the mobile home.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLOOD PLAIN»

Discover the use of flood plain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flood plain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eroticism and Containment: Notes from the Flood Plain
By placing the literary works of such writers as T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and Ernest Hemingway within the context of the changes that occurred in the visual arts, Modernist Patterns expands our understanding of literature ...
Carol Siegel, Ann Kibbey, 1994
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Ecology of a Glacial Flood Plain
Val Roseg, Graubünden, groundwater, hydrology, aquatic flora, zoobenthos.
J.V. Ward, U. Uehlinger, 2003
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Flood plain management: why we need it
The combination of too much upland clearing and too much construction on the flood plain means that more stormwater reaches the flood plain at a time when its capacity for receiving stormwater has been reduced. I'nder these conditions a ...
United States. Soil Conservation Service, 1993
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Geomorphic changes on the Mississippi River flood plain at ...
On July 31, 1993, an ADCP transect was made through the approximate center of the levee break from west (Mississippi River) to east (flood plain). The longitudinal transect of the scour and vertical components of velocities measured by the ...
Robert B. Jacobson, Kevin A. Oberg, Geological Survey (U.S.), 1997
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The role of erosion and sediment transport in nutrient and ...
July 2000). IAHS Publ. no 263, 2000. Flood-plain sedimentation in a dryland river : the River Murray, Australia M. C. THOMS, J. M. FOSTER & B. GAWNE Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ...
M. Stone, IAHS International Commission on Continental Erosion
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Utilization of hardwood browse by moose on the Tanana flood ...
USDA FOREST SERVICE RESEARCH NOTE PNW-267 January 1976 UTILIZATION OF HARDWOOD BROWSE BY MOOSE ON THE TANANA FLOOD PLAIN OF INTERIOR ALASKA by Jerry 0. Wolff-!-' 1/ I : I . 1 : APR :-, 1976 DOC: ST.
Jerry O. Wolff, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.), 1976
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Sediment Transfer Through the Fluvial System: Proceedings of ...
2004 Episodic sediment pulses generated by forested flood plain stripping: Bruces Creek, Nadgee State Forest, southeastern Australia ASHLEY A. WEBB1 & D. DRAGOVICH2 1 State Forests of New South Wales, Research & Development ...
Valentin Golosov, Vladimir Belyaev, D. E. Walling, 2004
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The Structure, Function and Management Implications of ...
Assessing the hydrological changes to flood plain wetland inundation caused by river regulation FIONA J. DYER Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecologv\ Universitv of Canberra, Australian Capital Territorv 2601 , Australia ...
Fiona J. Dyer, Martin C. Thoms, Jon M. Olley, 2002
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Flood-prone areas and land-use planning: selected examples ...
The channel and flood -plain sections are integral parts of the natural conveyance system of a stream. The erosive power of a stream carves a channel large enough to carry the most frequent flow. Occasionally heavy rains or melting snow ...
Arvi O. Waananen, 1977
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Flood Control and Drainage Engineering: Second Edition
When large flows occur, however, they cannot be contained in the river channel and so spread out over the flood plain. The flood plain is the place where nearly all flood damages occur. This is because of human encroachment for settlement  ...
S.N. Ghosh, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLOOD PLAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flood plain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Flooding rekindles debate over flood plain development | www …
Despite participating in a federal program that tasks cities with managing development in flood-prone areas, the city of San Marcos regularly ... «MyStatesman.com, Jul 15»
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State, City Flood Control Battle - KGAN-TV CBS 2 Iowa - Top Stories
“If we can get this model refined to the point where we have characterized the flood plain then we can know into the future what can be done,” Stone said. «KGAN TV, Jul 15»
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Funding merely bandages on flood control - Manteca Bulletin
This council would agree to a short-term fix to satisfy the state requirement, so they can develop more homes in a flood plain and base Wolf ... «Manteca Bulletin, Jul 15»
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All that rain gave trees a boost : Politics - Lincoln Journal Star
... to reduce flood risk along Deadmans Run. Many northeast Lincoln residents in the flood plain of Deadmans Run are looking for some relief. «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
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Requests for help swamp city officials in Danville - Commercial News
According to Brazelton, some residents said they tried to get insurance or inquired about it, but since they weren't in a flood plain they were ... «Danville Commercial News, Jul 15»
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Requests for help swamp city
According to Brazelton, some residents said they tried to get insurance or inquired about it, but since they weren't in a flood plain they were ... «Danville Commercial News, Jul 15»
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Wheeling trustees consider improving vacant land to lure …
A village-owned lot at 635-769 S. Milwaukee Ave. in Wheeling has been difficult to sell, as it sits on a flood plain along the Des Plaines River. «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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KY3 Ozarks Today 6:30 a.m. report: Flood forces people out of …
People in Bull Creek Village know they live in a flood plain, so they're ready to leave when necessary. Comments. The views expressed are not ... «KY3, Jul 15»
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Flood plain map questions answered
SIKESTON -- The flood plain map news isn't good for everyone but city officials did a good job of passing it on. City Department of Public Works ... «Standard-Democrat, Jul 15»
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Flood Insurance: The Pros & Cons
You may have it because you own a home or business and are in a flood plain. Others, though, can't afford it or, in this gambling state, they roll ... «KOLO, Jul 15»

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