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noun

a mud-covered, gently sloping tract of land, alternately covered and left bare by tidal waters.

the muddy, nearly level bed of a dry lake.

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Origin of mud flat

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby mud flat

mudeye, mudfat, mud fever, mudfish, mud flap, mud flat, mudflow, mud gecko, mudguard, mud hen, mudhole

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How to use mud flat in a sentence

One camera was adapted to film out on mud flats in very difficult terrain.
David Attenborough’s Life in Color - Issue 107: The Edge|Mary Ellen Hannibal|September 29, 2021|Nautilus
High tide is the best time to paddle here, since Thomason Island is surrounded by mud flats at low tide.
The Ultimate Acadia National Park Travel Guide|Virginia M. Wright|February 8, 2021|Outside Online
Regardless of his thousand-dollar fur, he rolled, thrashed, and tumbled about in the bushes and in the mud flat by a brook.
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills
The flat we were approaching was a mud-flat, and, from its appearance, the tide was certainly at the ebb.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, Complete|Charles Sturt

We had acquired this waste of marsh and mud-flat and were keen to go and possess it.
Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman
The combination always reminds me of a rather stylish tug-boat with its towline attached to a scow on a mud-flat.
The Transgression of Andrew Vane|Guy Wetmore Carryl
Clifford told Jack that they must "row the old tub back to Mud Flat," and both boys pluckily bent to the work.
St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mud flat

mud flat

noun

a tract of low muddy land, esp near an estuary, that is covered at high tide and exposed at low tide

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Scientific definitions for mud flat

mud flat

[ mŭd ]

Low-lying land consisting of silt or sand that is covered at high tide and exposed at low tide.

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