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salt pan
noun
: an undrained natural depression in which water gathers and leaves a deposit of salt on evaporation
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Interest in the cycling tour has been so great since Natural Selections launched in late 2022, the outfitter added a four-night cycling safari in another iconic landscape, the Makgadikgadi salt pan in north-eastern Botswana’s Kalahari desert, last November.
—Cindy Fan, TIME, 25 July 2024
Most of Mangystau is a loner’s playground: empty, teal-water beaches, honeycomb rock formations, sacred underground shrines, and salt pans baking under a hard sun.
—J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2024
Here are some of the best eco-friendly options in locations worldwide, from the white sandy shores of Zanzibar to the salt pans of the Namib desert.
—Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 18 June 2024
Workers at salt pans in India toil in relentlessly rising temperatures.
—Mia Amor Mottley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of salt pan was
in the 15th century
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“Salt pan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20pan. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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salt pan
noun
: an undrained natural depression in which water gathers and leaves a deposit of salt on evaporation
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