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flat
a level tract of land
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flood plain, floodplain
a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
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llano
an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)
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moor, moorland
open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
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peneplain, peneplane
a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements
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snowfield
a permanent wide expanse of snow
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steppe
extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)
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tundra
a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
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alluvial flat, alluvial plain
a flat resulting from repeated deposits of alluvial material by running water
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salt flat, salt plain
a flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water