or sabkhah (ˈsæbxə, -kə) or sabkhat (ˈsæbxət, -kət)
noun
a flat coastal plain with a salt crust, common in Arabia
Word origin
C19: from Arabic
Examples of 'sabkhah' in a sentence
sabkhah
Profiles representing the sabkhah surface are extremely saline compared with that of the surrounding landscapes.
M.S. AI-Sewailem, A.S. AI-Mashhady, A.A. AI-Sheikh, A.S. Sheta, A. Sh. Sallam 1998, 'Pedo-Chemical Studies on Saline Playas in the Arabian Shelf', Journal of Agricultural and Marine Scienceshttps://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/jams/article/view/534. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)