riverflat

noun
UK /ˈrɪvəflæt/
US /ˈrɪvərflæt/

A riverflat is flat land beside a river.

The cows grazed on the riverflat near the bridge.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A flat-bottomed boat used on rivers.

They loaded the sacks onto the riverflat and pushed off.

3. A level stretch of a river's course where the current slows.

The canoe drifted quietly along the riverflat.

4. A flat area of sediment deposited where a river meets a lake or sea.

Fertile soil built up on the riverflat at the delta.