alluvial plain

noun

Definition of alluvial plain

1 : a level or gently sloping flat or a slightly undulating land surface resulting from extensive deposition of alluvial materials by running water
2 : a plain formed by lateral coalescence of alluvial fans a piedmont alluvial plain — compare bajada

First Known Use of alluvial plain

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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