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

Beginning in the late 1960s, artists abandoned galleries in favour of deserts, salt flats, mesas, and remote terrain, using these surroundings as both setting and material. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Death Valley's salt flats are the prime place to be at dusk, while Maine's Acadia offers the chance to watch the sun rise over the ocean in the morning and settle over the mountains at night. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026

Within the salt flats, Incahuasi Island rises out of the landscape, covered in giant cacti that can live for over 1,000 years. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026

Its vast salt flats, jagged canyons, and sweeping sand dunes seem merely designed to test human endurance. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for salt flat

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

Kids Definition

salt flat

noun

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