a shallow basin, usually in a desert region, containing salt, gypsum, etc, that was deposited from an evaporated salt lake
salt pan in American English
noun
an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt
Word origin
[1485–95]This word is first recorded in the period 1485–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: degenerate, infancy, performance, reject, resonance
Examples of 'salt pan' in a sentence
salt pan
The biggest salt pans in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Last autumn an adult flamingo and three juveniles, presumably a female and her offspring, dropped in on the salt pans.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One of the tastiest is goat's cheese with fleur de sel, the hand-harvested sea salt that comes from the salt pans aroundthe oyster beds.
The Sun (2016)
I'd seen local salted caramel everywhere on the island - no surprise with all those salt pans - and the caramel drizzled on the pancake is divine.
The Sun (2016)
One of these continued his watch deep into the night and saw two men arrive at the salt pans and go after the bird.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It's great for exploring on two wheels, with stunning routes that pass beachside oyster bars, stone-walled fields and the island's many salt pans.