- plural of plain.
plains
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Priyadarshini said she has long been interested in studying spiders that live at high elevations because those environments differ greatly from the lowland plains in both vegetation and landscape.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Little House on the Prairie” is the third television adaptation to bear the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 1935 autobiographical novel of life on the Kansas plains in 1869 to 1870.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Those monumental physical traces are to be found in the fertile plains, mountainsides and deserts of the Middle East.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Drawing on Spain's sunny plains, windy hillsides and fast-flowing rivers, the country aims to increase the share of electricity generated by renewables to 81 percent by 2030, up from around 60 percent today.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
It showed the Osage from the time they roamed the plains to their first encounter with European explorers and missionaries, and to the black-gold rush.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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