alluvial plain

collocation in English

meaningsofalluvialandplain

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alluvial
adjective
uk
/əˈluː.vi.əl/us
/əˈluː.vi.əl/
made up of sand and earth left by rivers, ...
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plain
noun
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/
a large area of ...
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The territory is largely mountainous, with the exception ofalluvialplainat the mouths of the various rivers.
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Far from offering a relief from the difficult interior terrain, thealluvialplainis often as inhospitable as the mountains.
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The major part of this basin is analluvialplain.
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The area sits on analluvialplainwith sandy and limy soils.
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The process of flooding can bring significant bedload sediment to analluvialplain.
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The forest is located in analluvialplain.
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On the left bank is a large, flat,alluvialplainformed by the confluence of the two rivers.
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This unit was deposited withinalluvialplainenvironments dominated by northeasterly directed, low-sinuosity rivers.
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The active channels of the upland interfluve regions are small to moderate in dimension, and are groundwaterfed streams originating within thealluvialplain.
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Most parts of thealluvialplainare cultivated and covered by dense vegetation.
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Others served for transpor t across thealluvialplainto neighboring hill land.
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This area lies atop an escarpment rising 100 m above thealluvialplainto the east.
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The axial depositional system of the region is characterized by analluvialplain, swamp and active plain settings.
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The area surrounding the basin is supposed to be analluvialplaincovered with vegetation and swamps.
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Sediment moves from the piedmont plain onto the centralalluvialplain.
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There are also canal lines that run along thealluvialplain, cutting distances where the river is sinuous and allowing roundings in a time of riverborne menace.
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The remainder, analluvialplain, receives precipitation seasonally, is poorly drained, and is alternately arid or flooded.
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Located in a coastal /alluvialplain, the county is uniformly flat and low-lying.
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