n. a level spot temporarily covered with water which subsequently becomes dry by evaporation; an alkali flat or salt pan.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A beach; a strand; in the plains and deserts of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, a broad, level spot, on which subsequently becomes dry by evaporation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In geology, a general name for various desiccated lake-basins in the Western States.
n. In geology, a general name for the plain of silt or mud that marks the bottom of a desiccated lake-basin in the western United States.
Word Usage
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