salt flat
noun
an extensive level tract coated with salt deposits left by evaporation of rising groundwater or a temporary body of surface water.
salt flats
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pluralof salt flat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But experts warn the sprawling salt flats of Montenegro's Ulcinj salina, a vital stop-off for migrating flamingos, pelicans and other species, is fading fast.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The flood rapidly refilled the basin, drowning the salt flats and restoring normal marine conditions in less than 100,000 years.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2025
"The salt flats produce lithium, but one day it will end. Mining will end. And what are the people here going to do? Without water, without agriculture. What are they going to live on?"
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
Walk the vast salt flats of Death Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2025
But like a swirl of dust on the dry salt flats outside, a stream of boys moved to cut off the exit.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
