ALLUVIAL PLAIN Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase alluvial plain. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ALLUVIAL PLAIN
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bog | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel verb • cause to slow down or get stuck • get stuck while doing something | ||||||||
delta | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water • an object shaped like an equilateral triangle • the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet | ||||||||
estuary | nounn | |||||||
noun • the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix | ||||||||
fen | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water | ||||||||
floodplain | nounn | |||||||
noun • a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding | ||||||||
lowland | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of relatively low or level country noun • low level country | ||||||||
marsh | nounn | |||||||
noun • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water • United States painter (1898-1954) • New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982) | ||||||||
marshland | nounn | |||||||
noun • low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water | ||||||||
meadow | nounn | |||||||
noun • a piece of land covered or mostly covered with grass; a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay | ||||||||
polder | nounn | |||||||
noun • low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands) | ||||||||
wetland | nounn | |||||||
noun • a low area where the land is saturated with water | ||||||||
mudflat | nounn | |||||||
noun • A muddy expanse of flat land, especially such land as a river bed exposed at low tide. | ||||||||
alluvial flat | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial material by running water |