shott

American  

[shaht] / ʃɑt /

noun

plural

shotts

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

Sends she not A seraphim at euery shott?

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

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

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)

In battailes I have lost, and seene the falls Of many a right good soldier; but they fell Like blessed grayne that shott up into honour.

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

The ships being four, appointed themselves in the best order they could, for the best shew, and shott off all theire ordinance to the value of twenty marks in powder.

From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey