Main Entry: Dead Sea

Variant(s): or biblical Salt Sea or Latin La·cus As·phal·ti·tes \ˈlā-kəs-ˌas-ˌfȯl-ˈtī-tēz\

Function: geographical name

salt lake about 50 miles (80 kilometers) long on boundary between Israel & Jordan area 370 square miles (962 square kilometers), surface 1312 feet (400 meters) below sea level