salt lake

noun

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

Examples of salt lake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Straddling Europe and Asia, this inland salt lake borders Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024 The Imperiled Inland Sea Twenty years ago, scholar W. D. Williams predicted the loss of salt lakes around the world. JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024 Found naturally in seawater, salt lake brines, crustal rocks, and deposits, magnesium makes up 13 percent of Earth’s mass and is the eighth most abundant element in the planet’s crust. Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024 These two impacts could make water saltier—so, in Western Australia, scientists are expecting to see more pink lakes, says Angus Lawrie, a salt lake ecology specialist at Murdoch University, to Lauren Smith and Anthony Pancia of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for salt lake 

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Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of salt lake was in 1763

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“Salt lake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20lake. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

salt lake

noun
: a lake that has become salty through evaporation
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