: a salt-encrusted flat area resulting from evaporation of a former body of water
Examples of salt flat in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe moon, a waxing gibbous, shimmered through clouds onto the salt flats.—Meg Bernhard, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 At first, Lake Manly is difficult to distinguish from the miles of shimmering salt flats before it.—Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024 For the first time since 2005, a lake — called Lake Manly — has formed in Badwater Basin, an expanse of salt flats within the park that are usually bone-dry.—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024 More than 30 companies are officially seeking permission to mine the water in the two salt flats.—Megan Janetsky, Victor R. Caivano and Rodrigo Abd, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024 Thanks to floodwater from recent storms, there is currently a large, shallow lake over the usual salt flat of Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park in California—also the driest place in North America.—Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024 Although water sports are a definite rarity for the hottest place on Earth, Park Ranger Abby Wines recently launched a small, inflatable kayak on the waters that now cover the salt flats of Badwater Basin.—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024 In a rare opportunity, Death Valley’s Badwater Basin — normally a salt flat — has enough water for kayaking, park officials say.—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024 The famously bone-dry salt flats at the bottom of Death Valley National Park in California aren't the first spot where most experienced kayakers would expect to paddle out.—USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
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