salt flat
noun
an extensive level tract coated with salt deposits left by evaporation of rising ground water or a temporary body of surface water.
Nearby words
salt cake, salt cedar, salt chuck, salt cod, salt dome, salt flat, salt gland, salt glaze, salt grass, salt hay, salt horse
Compare alkali flat.
Origin of salt flat
First recorded in 1870–75
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British Dictionary definitions for salt flat
salt flat
noun
a flat expanse of salt left by the total evaporation of a body of water
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