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dry lake

American  

noun

  1. a tract of land in a desert region over which a shallow lake is formed during the rainy season or after prolonged heavy rains.


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Monitoring equipment in a brine pool, part of the Owens Lake dust mitigation program on the dry lake bed.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2024

Black Rock City Municipal Airport appears in the desert for 13 days each year around festival time, using two runways on the dry lake bed, and then disappears, according to its website.

From Reuters Sep. 4, 2023

The seasonally dry lake bed abuts Steens Mountain to the west, with a low ridgeline to the east and miles of parched earth in between.

From Seattle Times Aug. 5, 2023

From its signature red-colored soil to canyons, dead volcanoes and dry lake beds, the Martian landscape has intrigued humans for generations.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2023

The moon was bright, and the rolling hills and dry lake flats reflected a silvery light illusion that everything was as visible as if seen in broad daylight.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

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