central plain

collocation in English

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central
adjective
uk
/ˈsen.trəl/us
/ˈsen.trəl/
in, at, from, or near the centre or most important part ...
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plain
noun
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/
a large area of ...
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(Definition ofcentralandplainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They include (1) thecentralplainof the lake, (2) shoreline and delta fronts, and (3) inter-channel areas.
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Thecentralplainlacustrine setting is the best preservation domain for ash falls interbedded with lacustrine claystones.
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Among these, thecentralplainlacustrine settings exhibit the best record of both primary and reworked ash falls.
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In thecentralplain, rice is the only crop.
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These high mountains are incised by steep river valleys and upland areas that border thecentralplain.
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The terrain in the north is mountainous, which, moving south, gives way to a hot, drycentralplain.
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The majority of the island's population is thecentralplainbetween the mountainous north and the barren, arid south.
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Almost whole of thecentralplainhas got medium to relatively high value, with few exception due to local condition.
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The island's geography comprises relatively low-lying mountains surrounding acentralplain, with several navigable rivers extending inland.
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These depositional settings include: (1) central plains of the lakes, (2) shoreline and delta fronts of these lakes, and (3) interchannel areas.
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Kilkenny's river network helps drain the land giving the county a highly fertile lowercentralplain.
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Rather, as the storm system pulled out into the central plains, strong thunderstorms and tornadoes quickly began to form despite the late hours.
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A number of significant factors contributed to the higher rates of tenancy, rural indebtness and land rent in the north and central plains.
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Most of the agriculture is done on the central plains and gentle hills of the island.
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The total is slightly higher in the southern uplands than in the central plains.
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The central plains are characterised by poor, arid and permeable soil.
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It has broad central plains with several ranges of low hills.
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