chott

or shott

[ shot ]

/ ʃɒt /

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noun

a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.

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Origin of chott

1970–75; <French <Arabic shaṭṭ

Words nearby chott

chosen, chosen people, chosisme, Chosŏn, Chota Nagpur, chott, chou, choucroute, Chou En-lai, chouette, chough

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How to use chott in a sentence

To the direct south is the great chott, so shallow that the trail to Gabs can cross it at its widest part.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
Far to the right was a chott (or salt lake) and of lucent silver.
William Sharp (Fiona Macleod)|Elizabeth A. Sharp

British Dictionary definitions for chott

chott

/ (ʃɒt) /

noun

a variant spelling of shott

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Scientific definitions for chott

chott

[ shŏt ]

Variant of shott.