salt flat

noun

: a salt-encrusted flat area resulting from evaporation of a former body of water

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Excellent guide/driver combos take guests off-roading on geological Big 5 safari drives to see salt flats, geysers at 14,000 feet, canyons and dunes that rival Jordan and Utah, and a string of volcanoes that make this part of Chile one of the most active sites in the world. Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025 There are the salt flats, Altiplano and so much more. Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 10 June 2025 The area is a draw for its natural wonders, including salt flats that look like a vast span of pink lakes in the right light. Amy Gordon, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025 Its new operation, dubbed the Dr. Jones Collection, will still focus on taking people to untouched and hard-to-access places—only now, the landscape includes South American cloud forests, salt flats, dunes, and mountain peaks. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt flat

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of salt flat was in 1816

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“Salt flat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20flat. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

salt flat

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

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