shott

American  

[shaht] / ʃɑt /

noun

shotts plural

1. Geology. a variant of chott.

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shott British  

/ ʃɒt /

noun

1. a shallow temporary salt lake or marsh in the North African desert

2. the hollow in which it lies

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shott Scientific  

/ shŏt /

1. A shallow lake or marsh with brackish or saline water, especially in northern Africa. Shotts are dry during the summer, at which time they are also characterized by salt deposits and a lack of vegetation.

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Etymology

Origin of shott

C19: via French chott from Arabic shatt

Example Sentences

He, himself, "was the last of them, when, about noon, giving a farewell with a peale of small shott, he set sayle, and that night, with the tide, fell down ... the river."

From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson

But for the hedge we might descry them within two muskett shott.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

We had but just crossed the River when Mr. Banks shott three Ducks at one shott, which surprised them so much that most of them fell down as though they had been shott likewise.

From Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World by Cook, James

"Notwithstanding," said the Isle of Wight commons, "the great quantities of ammunition payd by ships for fort duties for the countries service ... wee are forced to provide powder and shott at our proper charges."

From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson

Hee shott in a harquebuse at birds, wherein hee was so perfect and excellent, as hee did kill larkes as they were flying. . . .

From Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois by Boas, Frederick S.