mud flat

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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

mud crab, mud crack, mud dauber, mud eel, mud fever, mud flat, mud gecko, mud hen, mud map, mud pie, mud pot
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Words related to mud flat

flat, tideland, wetlands

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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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