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Pluvial flooding
Pluvial flooding, also called surface water flooding, happens when rainfall exceeds the infiltration capacity of soil or the capacity of drainage systems, producing overland flow and ponding.
Pluvialis
Pluvialis (golden-plovers) is a genus of four migratory shorebird species in Charadriidae: Eurasian, American, and Pacific Golden Plovers plus the Grey/Black-bellied Plover, noted for long-distance loop migration and debated phylogenetic position.
PLY (file format)
PLY, also called the Stanford Triangle Format, is a file format for storing 3D polygonal models and point clouds, developed in the mid-1990s at Stanford University.
Plymouth
Plymouth, Devon coastal city and naval port; recorded as Sudtone in 1086, Mayflower departure 1620, Devonport dockyard, population 264,700 (2021), University contributes £819m to UK economy.
Plymouth (automobile)
Plymouth was an American automobile marque of the Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to 2001, its low-priced entry-level make, known for the Barracuda, Road Runner, and Voyager minivan.
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle F.C. (the Pilgrims), English club founded 1886, playing at Home Park since 1901; League One side majority-owned by Simon Hallett, League One champions 2023, relegated from the Championship in 2025.
Plymouth Barracuda
The Plymouth Barracuda, or 'Cuda, is a two-door pony car built by Plymouth from 1964 to 1974, beating the Ford Mustang to market by 16 days.
Plymouth Belvedere
The Plymouth Belvedere was an automobile sold by Chrysler's Plymouth division from 1954 to 1970, beginning as a full-size flagship and ending as a mid-size car.
Plymouth Brethren
The Plymouth Brethren, or Brethren Movement, is a Christian movement begun in England and Ireland in the mid-1820s, later splitting into Open and Exclusive branches.
Plymouth Caravelle
The Plymouth Caravelle was a mid-size Plymouth sedan, a rebadged Dodge 600 sold in Canada from 1983 and in the United States from 1985 to 1988.
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Colony, founded by Mayflower Pilgrims at Patuxet in December 1620, was the first permanent New England colony; it signed a 1621 treaty with Massasoit, endured King Philip's War, and was absorbed by Massachusetts Bay in 1691-1692.
Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth County, Massachusetts: county in southeastern Massachusetts, created 2 June 1685 when Plymouth Colony was divided into Bristol, Barnstable, and Plymouth counties; seat at Plymouth; 530,819 residents (2020), 658.5 square miles, FIPS 25023.
Plymouth Duster
The Plymouth Duster was a two-door fastback coupe built by Chrysler's Plymouth division on the Valiant compact platform from 1970 to 1976, with 1,332,846 built and an available 340 V-8.
Plymouth Fury
The Plymouth Fury was a Chrysler automobile introduced in 1956 as a performance version of the Belvedere, later a full-size line and a common police car.
Plymouth Gin
Plymouth Gin: gin brand and former gin style made at the Black Friars Distillery, Plymouth, England, since the 1790s; 41.2% ABV, seven botanicals, copper pot still, ex-PGI, Pernod Ricard owned.
Plymouth GTX
The Plymouth GTX was an American muscle car built by Plymouth from 1967 through 1971 and marketed as a gentleman's muscle car with a standard 440 V8.
Plymouth Hoe
Plymouth Hoe is a Grade II registered 15-hectare public park on a headland in Plymouth, Devon, overlooking Plymouth Sound, known for Drake's 1588 bowls game, Smeaton's Tower, Tinside Lido, war memorials, and large events such as Armed Forces Day.
Plymouth Laser
The Plymouth Laser was a compact sports coupe sold by Chrysler's Plymouth division from 1990 to 1994, a sibling of the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Eagle Talon.
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is an independent marine research charity in Plymouth, England, formed in 1988 by NERC, known for ocean acidification research and long-term ocean monitoring since 1903.
Plymouth Prowler
The Plymouth Prowler, sold as the Chrysler Prowler after 2000, is a retro-styled two-seat hot rod roadster that Chrysler built from 1997 to 2002, inspired by 1940s and 1950s hot rods.
Plymouth Reliant
The Plymouth Reliant was a front-wheel-drive compact car built by Chrysler for the 1981 through 1989 model years as the Plymouth-brand version of the original K-car.
Plymouth Road Runner
The Plymouth Road Runner was a low-priced American muscle car built by Plymouth from 1968 to 1980, named for the Warner Bros. cartoon character and named Motor Trend's 1969 Car of the Year.
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock is a granite boulder in Plymouth, Massachusetts, traditionally identified as the Pilgrims' 1620 landing spot, though no contemporary account mentions it; the tradition was first recounted by Thomas Faunce in 1741.
Plymouth Rock chicken
Plymouth Rock chicken, also called Barred Rock (a color variety), an American dual-purpose chicken breed from Massachusetts; 200-280 brown eggs yearly, cold-hardy, calm, recognized 1874, graduated the Livestock Conservancy priority list in 2023.
Plymouth Satellite
The Plymouth Satellite was a mid-size automobile sold by Chrysler's Plymouth division from 1965 to 1974, introduced as the top trim level of the B-body Belvedere line.
Plymouth shooting
The Plymouth shooting was a 2021 mass shooting in Keyham, Plymouth, England, in which licensed shotgun holder Jake Davison killed five people, wounded two, and killed himself, triggering inquest findings of police licensing failures and UK firearms law reform.
Plymouth Sound
Plymouth Sound is a large natural harbour in southwest England where the Tamar and Plym meet the English Channel. It anchors the Plymouth Sound and Estuaries MPA and the UK's first National Marine Park, with over 200 shipwrecks and Devonport Dockyard on its shores.
Plymouth Superbird
The Plymouth Superbird, or Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird, is a limited-production high-performance version of the 1970 Plymouth Road Runner, with a pointed nose cone and tall rear wing built for NASCAR.
Plymouth Voyager
The Plymouth Voyager is a front-wheel-drive minivan Plymouth built from 1984 to 2000; launched as Chrysler's first minivan, it and the Dodge Caravan helped establish the minivan market.
Plymouth, IN Micro Area
Plymouth, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area (OMB code 38500) is a micropolitan area covering Marshall County, Indiana, anchored by Plymouth; part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area.