MEANING
A relatively broad sediment surface occupied by multiple shifting, interweaving river channels.
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Words that belong together
- gravel braid plain
- active braid plain
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The active braid plain glittered with dozens of shallow channels.
They crossed the gravel braid plain before the afternoon meltwater rose.
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- braid plain
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular braid plain; plural braid plains. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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