mudflat

noun

mud·flat ˈməd-ˌflat

: a level tract lying at little depth below the surface of water or alternately covered and left bare by the tide

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Still, many other questions about the medieval city remain unanswered, researchers said, noting that surveys of the mudflats are intensive and time-consuming. —

Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024 On June 28, a pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins became stuck in the shallow mudflats at the mouth of the Herring River estuary on Massachusetts’ Cape Cod. —

Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 July 2024 Futures filled with hope and possibility Related Articles Watch a tsunami of goats storm down a Berkeley Hills road Dog missing two days is rescued by canoer at Redwood City mudflats Will two San Jose scaredy cats ever overcome their fears? Adopting a dog? —

Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024 Its Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) data was interpreted as a roughness on the methane-ethane lake, which could have been a sign of mudflats, surfacing bubbles, or waves. —

Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for mudflat