salt flat

noun

: a salt-encrusted flat area resulting from evaporation of a former body of water

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The park is envisioned as a 13-mile linear park extending along the Otay River from the salt flats of San Diego Bay on the west side to both upper and lower Otay Lake on the east side. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025 Think: trips to the Slovenian Alps, Lake Tekapo in New Zealand, the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, or the salt flats of Bolivia. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 There’s a small, volunteer-run information center, but the salt flats are not officially labeled or advertised as a tourist destination. Amy Gordon, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025 Paging through listings of bare, white-walled apartments filled with beige furniture can feel like a walk through the salt flats — even a stray pebble catches the eye. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for salt flat

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of salt flat was in 1816

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“Salt flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20flat. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

salt flat

noun
: an area of land covered with a crust of salt left by evaporation of water

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