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 See all Example Sentences for salt pan 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 22 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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