alluvial plain

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noun

a level or gently sloping surface formed of sediments laid down by streams, generally during flooding.

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Origin of alluvial plain

First recorded in 1955–60

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How to use alluvial plain in a sentence

Tens of thousands of acres of new crops planted in the alluvial plain began to choke on the retch of the mines.
How we drained California dry|Mark Arax|December 16, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Four hundred yards apart the two parties emerged from the sublime portal of the cañon and entered upon the little alluvial plain.
Overland|John William De Forest
It forms part of the great alluvial plain of the Ganges, which divides it into two unequal portions.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
In this distance no rock strata appeared, nor any formation other than a jutting ridge of sand, or an alluvial plain.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

By a slight ascent westward of the alluvial plain we reach Kilmartin, a village with a large modern church.
The Book-Hunter|John Hill Burton
It consists of a vast alluvial plain, on the left bank of the Indus, 216 m. long and 48 broad.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various

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