alkali flat
noun
a level area, as a dry lake bed, in which evaporation has concentrated alkali minerals, as sodium sulfates and carbonates.
Compare
salt flat.
Origin of alkali flat
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Words nearby alkali flat
British Dictionary definitions for alkali flat
alkali flat
noun
an arid plain encrusted with alkaline salts derived from the streams draining into it