tidal mud flat

tidal mud flat
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  • mud flat — mud′ flat n. a mud covered, gently sloping tract of land alternately covered and left bare by tidal waters • Etymology: 1805–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • mud flat — noun a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑tract, ↑piece of land, ↑piece of ground, ↑parcel of land, ↑parcel * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • mud flat —    (not preferred use tidal flat) A relatively level area of fine grained material (e.g., silt) along a shore (as in a sheltered estuary) or around an island, alternately covered and uncovered by the tide or covered by shallow water, and barren… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • mud flat — noun A flat expanse of mud at the edge of a body of water, regularly inundated by e.g. tidal action …   Wiktionary

  • mud flat — 1. a mud covered, gently sloping tract of land, alternately covered and left bare by tidal waters. 2. the muddy, nearly level bed of a dry lake. [1805 15] * * * …   Universalium

  • flat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (BrE) set of rooms ⇨ See also ↑apartment ADJECTIVE ▪ big, spacious ▪ modest ▪ cramped, little, poky …   Collocations dictionary

  • tidal flat — tideland that is flat or nearly flat and often muddy or marshy. * * * Level muddy surface bordering an estuary, alternately submerged and exposed to the air by changing tidal levels. In addition to the alternating submergence and exposure, the… …   Universalium

  • flat — 1. adjective 1) a flat surface Syn: level, horizontal; smooth, even, uniform, regular, plane Ant: vertical, uneven 2) the sea was flat Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • clam-flat — (klămʹflăt ) n. New England A level stretch of soft tidal mud where clams burrow. * * * …   Universalium

  • sandy tidal flat — a tidal area without vegetation, mostly sand but some mud …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Wadden Sea — The Wadden Sea ( da. Vadehavet, nl. Waddenzee, de. Wattenmeer, Low German: Wattensee , West Frisian: Waadsee ) is the name for a body of water and its associated coastal wetlands lying between a section of the coast of northwestern continental… …   Wikipedia


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