salt flat

noun

: 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 Web In the Salar de Atacama salt flats in northern Chile, lithium-rich brine from underground is pumped to evaporation pools, where 90% of the water is lost to the atmosphere. Andrew Wight, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 Visitors walk near a ‘Stop Extreme Heat Danger’ sign in Badwater Basin salt flats in the morning, when temperatures are less hot, during a long-duration heat wave which is impacting much of California on July 9, 2024 in Death Valley National Park, California. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Sep. 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. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024 Here's a photo tour of Utah's famous salt flats, with the vehicles and drivers that made history there. Erin Alberty, Axios, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for salt flat 

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Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of salt flat was in 1816

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“Salt flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20flat. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

salt flat

noun
: an area of land covered with a crust of salt left by evaporation of water

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