sabkhanoun [ C ]
/ˈsæb.kə//ˈsæb.kə/specializedan area of low, level ground covered in salt, especially one found along the coast of North Africa and Saudi Arabia:
The water from the lagoon may cover the adjoining sabkhas as far as 3 km.
Beneath the dune sand a salt-flat known as a sabkha can often be found.
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- The sabkhas are covered by a thin sheet of water.
- Abu Dhabi's sabkhas are well worth preserving.
- Sabkha is an Arabic word for a flat depression, usually close to water, and covered with salt crust.
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Coasts & beaches
- beached
- beachfront
- coast
- flat
- groin
- hinterland
- lido
- mudflat
- offshore
- reef
- riviera
- rock pool
- sand
- sandbank
- seafront
- shallow
- the seashore
- the waterside
- tide pool
- waterfront
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