salt lake

American  

noun

1. a body of water having no outlet to the sea and containing in solution a high concentration of salts, especially sodium chloride.

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salt lake British  

noun

1. an inland lake of high salinity resulting from inland drainage in an arid area of high evaporation

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Etymology

Origin of salt lake

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

“If you choose to be an actor, you have to choose to be an actor, and you have to stick with it through thick and thin,” he told a FanX audience member during a 2023 panel at the Salt Lake City pop-culture convention.

From Los Angeles Times

MomTok inspired the Hulu reality show “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” which follows eight women in Salt Lake City who grapple with their relationship with the church.

From Los Angeles Times

Before that, he interned at the Salt Lake Tribune in Utah, where he covered housing and water issues for the newspaper's Innovation Lab.

From The Wall Street Journal

One traveler, Travis, had a flight scheduled to depart for Salt Lake City at 6:15 a.m.

From Slate

What am I supposed to do?’” said Thomas Cova, a geography professor at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City who specializes in environmental hazards and emergency management.

From Los Angeles Times