Meanings
nounalluvial plain (plural alluvial plains)
plural alluvial plains
- geographyA plain formed by the deposition of sediment from the periodic flooding of a river.
Near-synonym: bottomland
Synonyms: floodplain, bottomland
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA plain formed by the deposition of sediment from the periodic flooding of a river.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial material by running water
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alluvial flat
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 沖積平原 /冲积平原
- 沖積平原 /冲积平原 (chōngjī píngyuán)plain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Dutch alluviale vlakte
- alluviale vlakteplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Estonian alluviaaltasandik
- alluviaaltasandikplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Finnish alluviaalitasanko
- alluviaalitasankoplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
French plaine alluviale
- plaine alluvialeplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
German Alluvialebene
- Alluvialebeneplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Irish má ghlárach
- má ghlárachplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Japanese 沖積平野
- 沖積平野 (chūseki heiya)plain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Latvian aluviālais līdzenums
- aluviālais līdzenumsplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Lithuanian sąnašinė lyguma
- sąnašinė lygumaplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Polish równina aluwialna
- równina aluwialnaplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Portuguese planície aluvial
- planície aluvialplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Russian аллювиальная равнина
- аллювиальная равнина (alljuvialʹnaja ravnina)plain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Spanish llanura aluvial, vega
- llanura aluvialplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
- vegaplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
- llanura de inundaciónplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Swedish alluvial slätt, alluvialplatå
- alluvial slättplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
- alluvialplatåplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Tagalog kapatagang banlik
- kapatagang banlikplain formed by deposition of sediment of a river
Cite this entry
APA
alluvial plain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alluvial%20plain
MLA
“alluvial plain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alluvial%20plain. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alluvial plain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alluvial%20plain.
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