When a river forms a loop on flat terrain, undercutting occurring on the riverbanks closest to each other can eventually connect the Banks, giving the river a shortcut.

当一条河在平原地带形成了一个圈圈，侵蚀会造成互相挨得很近的两个河岸最终连在一起，使得河流有一条捷径。

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They are called "prairie" houses, after the flat expanses of land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains.

这些房子被称为“大草原”住宅，这个名字源自于密西西比河及洛矶山脉两地之间的平坦、广阔的土地。

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For its last 600 miles the Yellow River flows eastwards through the flat, fertile, North China Plain, which is densely populated.

黄河最后的六百英里，向东流过平坦肥沃、人口密集的华北平原。

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At this point you will leave the flat Platte River Valley.

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Gloucestershire Highways said the "very slow and flat peak" of the river would mean the situation with closed roads would continue for a few more days.

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And Wind River Systems is flat to slightly lower after the company beat by a nickel its fourth-quarter figure, missed on revenues and guided below consensus for the first quarter.

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