Usually means: Low-lying, marshy area behind levees.
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▸ noun:  (geology) The section of a floodplain where deposits of fine silt and clay settle after a flood.

Similar:
swamp, swomp, swampside, swampland, slash, peatswamp, swale, slough, warp, washland, more...

Opposite:
frontland, upland, highland

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Similar:
swamp, swomp, swampside, swampland, slash, peatswamp, swale, slough, warp, washland, more...

Opposite:
frontland, upland, highland



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