salt flat

noun

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

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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 Patrick Donnelly and Naomi Fraga in a salt flat on the edge of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Meg Bernhard, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite recently captured this false-color image of salt flats and lakes in southwest Bolivia, nearby to the Andes Mountains. Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025 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 16 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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