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Windmills, which are used in the great plains of Holland and North Germany to supply the want of falling water, afford another instance of the action of velocity. The sails are driven by air in motion - by wind.
Hermann von Helmholtz

Meaning of "plains" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLAINS

plains  [pleɪnz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLAINS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plains is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLAINS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Plains

Plains is the plural of plain, a geographical feature that is flat or gently rolling. Plains or The Plains may also refer to...

Definition of plains in the English dictionary

The definition of plains in the dictionary is extensive tracts of level or almost level treeless countryside; prairies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLAINS


afterpains
ˈɑːftəˌpeɪnz
brains
breɪnz
cremains
krɪˈmeɪnz
fains
feɪnz
gains
ɡeɪnz
Jane´s
dʒeɪnz
Keynes
keɪnz
mains
meɪnz
pains
peɪnz
plainstanes
ˈpleɪnˌsteɪnz
rains
reɪnz
reins
reɪnz
remains
rɪˈmeɪnz
Staines
steɪnz
strains
ˈstreɪnz
wholegrains
ˈhəʊlɡreɪnz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLAINS

plain-laid
plain-spoken
plainant
plainchant
plainclothesman
plainclothesmen
plainful
plainish
plainly
plainness
Plains Indian
Plains of Abraham
plainsman
plainsmen
plainsong
plainspokenness
plainstanes
plainstones
plaint
plaintful

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLAINS

Adirondack Mountains
Aix-les-Bains
blackout curtains
Blue Mountains
Carpathian Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Caucasus Mountains
curtains
Great Plains
growing pains
ill-gotten gains
monsoon rains
period pains
Rocky Mountains
Romains
Smoky Mountains
Tatra Mountains
the rains
Ural Mountains
White Mountains

Synonyms and antonyms of plains in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PLAINS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «plains» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of plains

Translation of «plains» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLAINS

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

Translator English - Chinese

平原
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

llanos
570 millions of speakers

English

plains
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मैदानों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السهول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

равнины
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

planícies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমভূমি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plaines
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dataran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flachland
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

平野
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhataran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng bằng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமவெளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मैदान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ovalar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pianure
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

równiny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рівнини
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

câmpii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεδιάδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vlaktes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slätter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slettene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plains

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAINS»

The term «plains» is very widely used and occupies the 11.934 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of plains
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAINS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plains» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plains» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plains

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10 QUOTES WITH «PLAINS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word plains.
1
Caitriona Balfe
I saw a documentary on the Naadam festival that happens in Mongolia during the summer. One of the features of it is a horse race across the plains that all the young men enter - some as young as 12 years old. It's such a spectacular sight. It's incredible to think that this is a tradition that has been going on for centuries.
2
Gregory Bateson
Official education was telling people almost nothing of the nature of all those things on the seashores, and in the redwood forests, in the deserts and in the plains.
3
Daniel Boone
I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below.
4
Sam Ewing
On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of decision, sat down to wait, and waiting died.
5
Sam Walter Foss
Bring me men to match my mountains: Bring me men to match my plains: Men with empires in their purpose and new eras in their brains.
6
W. Averell Harriman
Poland, of course, was the key country. I remember Stalin telling me that the plains of Poland were the invasion route of Europe to Russia and always had been, and therefore he had to control Poland.
7
Hermann von Helmholtz
Windmills, which are used in the great plains of Holland and North Germany to supply the want of falling water, afford another instance of the action of velocity. The sails are driven by air in motion - by wind.
8
Ellsworth Huntington
Fertile soil, level plains, easy passage across the mountains, coal, iron, and other metals imbedded in the rocks, and a stimulating climate, all shower their blessings upon man.
9
Ellsworth Huntington
The Indians could not undertake any widespread cultivation of the plains not only because they lacked iron tools but also because they had no draft animals.
10
Ellsworth Huntington
Although farming of any sort was almost as impossible in the plains as in the dry regions of winter rains farther west, the abundance of buffaloes made life much easier in many respects.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAINS»

Discover the use of plains in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plains and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Great Plains
A study of the changes initiated into the systems and culture of the plain dwellers
Walter Prescott Webb, 1959
2
Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s
Personal recollections recreate experiences of two Dust Bowl communities.
Donald Worster, 2004
3
Across the Plains: With Other Memories and Essays
I always imagine St. Andrews to be an ineffectual seat of learning, and the sound of the east wind and the bursting surf to linger in its drowsy classrooms and confound the utterance of the professor...-from "Random Memories"With ...
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2005
4
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains
"Wishart and the staff of the Center for Great Plains Studies have compiled a wide-ranging (pun intended) encyclopedia of this important region.
David J. Wishart, 2004
5
The Comanches: Lords of the South Plains
Describes the way of life of the Comanches at the height of their power in the southern Plains and after their surrender to the U.S. military in 1875, up to the early twentieth century.
Ernest Wallace, 1986
6
My Life on the Plains
The collection was a document of its time and an important primary source for anyone interested in U.S. military affairs and U.S./Native American relations.
George Custer, George Armstrong Custer, 2009
7
Plains Indian Rock Art
The seemingly endless variety of images include humans, animals of all kinds, weapons, masks, mazes, handprints, finger lines, geometric and abstract forms, tally marks, hoofprints, and the wavy lines and starbursts that humans universally ...
James D. Keyser, Michael Klassen, 2001
8
The Plains Sioux and U.S. Colonialism from Lewis and Clark ...
This volume, first published in 2004, presents an overview of the history of the Plains Sioux as they became increasingly subject to the power of the United States in the 1800s.
Jeffrey Ostler, 2004
9
The Plains Across: The Overland Emigrants and the ...
The most honored book ever released by the University of Illinois Press, The Plains Across was the result of more than a decade's work by its author.
John D. Unruh, 1993
10
The Plains Indians
Recounts the rise and fall of the Plains Indians from 1750 to 1890 and describes their way of life after contact with outsiders enabled them to adopt horses and firearms
Paul H. Carlson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAINS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plains is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Violent Storms to Bring Tornadoes to US Plains, Canadian Prairies …
A major severe weather event is set to unfold across the northern U.S. Plains and Canadian Prairies on Monday and Monday night with ... «AccuWeather.com, Jul 15»
2
See Pluto's Icy Flow Plains and Mountains Revealed in Highest …
Highest resolution mosaic of 'Tombaugh Regio' shows the heart-shaped region on Pluto focusing on ice flows and plains of 'Sputnik Planum' at ... «Universe Today, Jul 15»
3
Dangerous Heat to Sizzle Plains, Southern US This Week
Folks in the Plains and South will want to keep extra water nearby this week as dangerous heat is expected to continue across a large portion ... «AccuWeather.com, Jul 15»
4
Ex-Dividend Reminder: Plains GP Holdings, EnLink Midstream …
Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/29/15, Plains GP Holdings, L.P (NYSE: PAGP), EnLink Midstream ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
5
NPP will not abandon Afram Plains – Bawumia
The Vice-Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has revealed the NPP is considering a significant ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jul 15»
6
Growing new opportunities for wheat farmers in the High Plains
This field of winter durum wheat is bound for a Kansas City pasta manufacturer after harvest. Ray Brengman, Lakin, Kansas, has been working ... «High Plains Journal, Jul 15»
7
China man killed in single-vehicle crash on Plains Road
A 31-year-old China man was killed in a one-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon when his car went off the road around a curve on Plains Road in ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
8
Shares of Plains Group Holdings, L.P. (NYSE:PAGP) Sees Large …
Shares of Plains Group Holdings, L.P. (NYSE:PAGP) saw an erosion of -0.41 points in recent session. During the trading, the value of each ... «Money Flow Index, Jul 15»
9
Ex-Dividend Reminder: Enterprise Products Partners, Genesis …
... Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Symbol: EPD), Genesis Energy L.P. (Symbol: GEL), and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Symbol: PAA) ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
10
Current Trade News Analysis on: Plains GP Holdings (NYSE:PAGP …
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. ( PAA) and Plains GP Holdings (NYSE: PAGP) declared several executive promotions at PAA. John Keffer ... «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»

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