salt flat

noun

1. an extensive level tract coated with salt deposits left by evaporation of rising groundwater or a temporary body of surface water.

salt flat

noun

1. a flat expanse of salt left by the total evaporation of a body of water

Word History and Origins

Origin of salt flat¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Mining companies predominantly extract lithium by pumping brine from beneath Chile's salt flats to evaporation pools on the surface.

From BBC

Walk the vast salt flats of Death Valley.

From Los Angeles Times

A highlight for her is visiting the salt flats high up in the Andes where the lithium is mined and life is "chill".

From BBC

About half of those who took part worked in jobs where they were exposed to high levels of heat, such as agriculture, brick kilns and salt flats.

From BBC

She looks at the stretching salt flats, and the water that has breathed life into their barren land.

From Seattle Times