floodplains
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002543
Lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining inland and coastal waters, including flood prone areas of islands. This land includes, at a minimum, those areas that are subject to a 1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002543 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | flood plains; floodlands |
| References | Agriculture Fact Book, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | lowlands; Pantanal; flood meadows; flood damage; floods; flooded conditions; alluvial plains |
| Translations | Spanish: llanuras sujetas a inundaciones |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002543",
"term": "floodplains",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Lowland and relatively flat areas adjoining inland and coastal waters, including flood prone areas of islands. This land includes, at a minimum, those areas that are subject to a 1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year.",
"synonyms": [
"flood plains",
"floodlands"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"lowlands",
"Pantanal",
"flood meadows",
"flood damage",
"floods",
"flooded conditions",
"alluvial plains"
],
"references": [
"Agriculture Fact Book, USDA",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "llanuras sujetas a inundaciones"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/floodplains/"
}
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