salt flat

noun

: a salt-encrusted flat area resulting from evaporation of a former body of water

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Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni salt flat and Uzbekistan’s Silk Road may not have much in common. Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2026 Stretches of salt flats lined its shores, where flamingos perched. Maya Silver, Outside, 20 Jan. 2026 At Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America sitting nearly 282 feet below sea level, the landscape of white salt flats stretches endlessly in every direction. Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026 As a result, production concentrates in a few South American salt flats and hard rock mines. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt flat

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 1 Feb. 2026.

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salt flat

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

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