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an extensive level tract coated with salt deposits left by evaporation of rising ground water or a temporary body of surface water. Cf. alkali flat.[1870-75]
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salt flat — salt′ flat n. gel ecl an extensive level tract coated with salt deposits left by evaporation of rising ground water or a temporary body of surface water • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
salt flat — noun a flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water • Syn: ↑salt plain • Hypernyms: ↑flat * * * noun : the salt encrusted bottom of an evaporated lake or pond * * * an extensive level tract coated with salt deposits left… … Useful english dictionary
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salt flat — /ˈsɒlt flæt/ (say solt flat) noun 1. a salt lake in which the water has completely evaporated. 2. a flat expanse of land which is affected by salinity in the rising watertable …
salt flat — noun Date: 1816 a salt encrusted flat area resulting from evaporation of a former body of water … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Coipasa Salt Flat — ▪ salt flat, Bolivia Spanish Salar de Coipasa salt flat, in the arid but colourful Altiplano of Bolivia, about 100 miles (160 km) southwest of the city of Oruro, near the Chilean border. At an elevation of 12,073 feet (3,680 metres), the… … Universalium
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