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noun
a plain consisting of adobe deposited by short-lived rainfall or thaw streams, usually having a smooth or unmarked surface.
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Origin of adobe flat
1920–25; Americanism
Words nearby adobe flat
adnexa, adnominal, adnoun, ado, adobe, adobe flat, adobo, Ado-Ekiti, A dog is a man's best friend, adolescence, adolescent
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British Dictionary definitions for adobe flat
adobe flat
noun
mainly US a gently sloping clayey plain formed by a short-lived stream or flood water
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