: a salt-encrusted flat area resulting from evaporation of a former body of water
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The bones were uncovered near a salt flat in the Anacleto Formation in northern Patagonia, Argentina and found among fossils of ancient snails, garfishes, crocodile relatives, clams, freshwater turtles, and other organisms.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2025 Today, this area is known as the Anacleto Formation in northern Patagonia in Argentina and consists of a massive salt flat.—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025 Some communities around the salt flat have accepted compensation from the companies that set up there.—Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025 The Utah Flux Network began in 2021 with two sites and has since grown to nine stations spanning diverse landscapes across the state, from wetlands near Moab to the salt flats in northern Utah.—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for salt flat
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