tidal flat

noun

1. tideland that is flat or nearly flat and often muddy or marshy.

tidal flat

1. A nearly flat coastal area that is alternately covered and exposed by tides and consisting of unconsolidated sediments and precipitated salts. A tidal flat is the middle part of a tidal basin, below the vegetation-supporting salt marsh and the low-tide mark.

Example Sentences

Although Spindrift Island was connected to the mainland at low tide by a rocky tidal flat, there was no way for a car to cross.

From Project Gutenberg