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(7823) Floodplain
1 - All land adjacent to a watercourse or coastline over which water flows, or would flow but for the presence of flood defences, in times of flood. 2 - Land either side of a river that is below the highest defined flood level. 3 - The land area of a river valley that becomes inundated with water during a flood. 4 - The area adjoining a watercourse that may be covered by floodwater during a flood.

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