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Definition of "coastal plain" [coastal plain]

  • A plain adjacent to a coast (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "coastal plain" in a sentence
  • "The Granicus River rises in the mountains beyond Troy and flows north across the coastal plain into the sea."
  • "South of Heraclea the coastal plain narrows sharply between the sea and the foothills of the Pollino Mountains modern name."
  • "Squeezed into a narrow coastal plain along the arid eastern Mediterranean shore, they naturally looked to the sea for their livelihood."