salt pan

noun

an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.

Origin of salt pan

First recorded in 1485–95

Words nearby salt pan

Salto, salt of the earth, salt of the Earth, Ye are the, Salton Sea, salt out, salt pan, saltpeter, saltpetre, salt pit, salt pork, salt-rising bread

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Example sentences from the Web for salt pan

And there's no mistake about it; it isn't no salt-pan, but fresh water fit for a king to drink.
The Bushranger's Secret|Mrs. Henry Clarke
Then said Nqong from his bath in the salt-pan, "Come and ask me about it to-morrow, because I'm going to wash."
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
To avoid the salt-pan, we turned to the right, so as to skirt its eastern side.
Adventures in Africa|W.H.G. Kingston
Then said Nqong from his bath in the salt-pan, 'Come and ask me about it tomorrow, because I'm going to wash.'
Just So Stories|Rudyard Kipling

Then there is the fish-pond to make, and also a salt-pan to cut out of the rock.
Masterman Ready|Captain Frederick Marryat

British Dictionary definitions for salt pan

saltpan

/ (ˈsɔːltˌpæn) /

noun

a shallow basin, usually in a desert region, containing salt, gypsum, etc, that was deposited from an evaporated salt lake

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for salt pan

salt pan

A small, undrained, shallow depression in which water accumulates, evaporates, and deposits salt.

A small lake of brackish water occupying such a depression.

单词	salt pan
释义	salt pan noun an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt. Origin of salt pan First recorded in 1485–95 Words nearby salt pan Salto, salt of the earth, salt of the Earth, Ye are the, Salton Sea, salt out, salt pan, saltpeter, saltpetre, salt pit, salt pork, salt-rising bread Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for salt pan And there's no mistake about it; it isn't no salt-pan, but fresh water fit for a king to drink. The Bushranger's Secret\|Mrs. Henry Clarke Then said Nqong from his bath in the salt-pan, "Come and ask me about it to-morrow, because I'm going to wash." Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II\|Rudyard Kipling To avoid the salt-pan, we turned to the right, so as to skirt its eastern side. Adventures in Africa\|W.H.G. Kingston Then said Nqong from his bath in the salt-pan, 'Come and ask me about it tomorrow, because I'm going to wash.' Just So Stories\|Rudyard Kipling Then there is the fish-pond to make, and also a salt-pan to cut out of the rock. Masterman Ready\|Captain Frederick Marryat British Dictionary definitions for salt pan saltpan / (ˈsɔːltˌpæn) / noun a shallow basin, usually in a desert region, containing salt, gypsum, etc, that was deposited from an evaporated salt lake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for salt pan salt pan A small, undrained, shallow depression in which water accumulates, evaporates, and deposits salt. A small lake of brackish water occupying such a depression. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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