plains

/ pleɪnz /

plural noun

1. extensive tracts of level or almost level treeless countryside; prairies

Example Sentences

During the Ice Age, sea levels dropped more than 100 meters, revealing vast coastal plains that are now underwater.

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Russia controls almost 80 percent of the Donetsk region and has been inching towards the city for months, hoping to take it over and sweep through Ukraine's vast plains.

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Texas lawmakers this month passed new laws barring summer camps from having cabins in flood plains.

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"Although the energy decreases once it reaches the plains, it still remains powerful and fast - far beyond what a typical river embankment can handle."

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Human settlements have encroached paths of rivers and floodplains, both in the mountains and plains, blocking their way.

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Related Words

• expanse 
• field 
• grassland 
• meadow 
• plateau 
• prairie 
• steppe