salt lake

noun

Definition of salt lake

: a landlocked body of water that has become salty through evaporation

Examples of salt lake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hunting is banned around most of the salt lake, but hunters are still allowed to shoot ducks in the network's southern tip. — Star Tribune, "Cyprus activists: Hunters' lead pellets threaten flamingos," 21 Feb. 2021 And few of us may realize that a natural salt lake exists north of Harlingen near Raymondville that was essential to early cultures. — Kim Pierce, Dallas News, "New documentary ‘Truly Texas Mexican’ traces the indigenous food heritage of the borderlands," 4 Sep. 2020 Competitors came up with a host of answers: The holes might be remnants of meteorites, or maybe dried up salt lakes, some said. — Author: Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Anchorage Daily News, "NASA baffled by mysterious ice circles in the Arctic," 24 Apr. 2018 Competitors came up with a host of answers: The holes might be remnants of meteorites, or maybe dried up salt lakes, some said. — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "NASA baffled by mysterious ice circles in the Arctic," 23 Apr. 2018 There’s the lithium on the salt lakes in Bolivia; mineral has accrued over millions of years. — James Vincent, The Verge, "This beautiful map shows everything that powers an Amazon Echo, from data mines to lakes of lithium," 9 Sep. 2018

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