riverplain

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noun

The alluvial plain of a river.

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Meanings

nounriverplain (plural riverplains)

plural riverplains

  1. The alluvial plain of a river.

    We found that an estimated minimum of 23% of the Icelandic population of Whimbrels and c. 10% of the world population of the species breed in riverplain habitats in Iceland.

    2015 July 11, “The Effects of Habitat Type and Volcanic Eruptions on the Breeding Demography of Icelandic Whimbrels Numenius phaeopus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From river + plain.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

riverplain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverplain

MLA

“riverplain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverplain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riverplain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverplain.

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