mudflat

noun

mud·​flat ˈməd-ˌflat 

: a level tract lying at little depth below the surface of water or alternately covered and left bare by the tide

Examples of mudflat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Millions of years after a massive Tyrannosaurus rex trudged through a prehistoric mudflat, paleontologists can finally follow in its footsteps. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

In 1990, during a stint in the San Francisco Bay, Humphrey beached himself on a mudflat, necessitating another rescue. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Flocks of Hudsonian godwits (the smallest of the four godwit species and the least well known) spend from roughly early October to April in and around the tidal mudflats there. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

The land features rich biological diversity such as marshes, mudflats and riparian and coastal sage scrub, including sensitive, threatened or endangered species such as the California gnatcatcher and the fairy shrimp. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mudflat

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat

Kids Definition

mudflat

noun

mud·​flat ˈməd-ˌflat 

: a level area of land that lies just below the surface of water or that is repeatedly covered and left bare by the tide