floodplain
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/ˈflʌdpleɪn/
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/ˈflʌdpleɪn/
A flat area next to a river that gets covered with water when the river floods.
The town was built on a floodplain, which made it vulnerable to flooding during heavy rains.
城鎮建在泛濫平原上,這使得它在大雨期間容易受到洪水侵襲。