sabkha
/ (ˈsæbxə, -kə) /
noun
a flat coastal plain with a salt crust, common in Arabia
Word Origin for sabkha
C19: from Arabic
Words nearby sabkha
sabina,
sabine,
sabine lake,
sabinianus,
sabir,
sabkha,
sable,
sable antelope,
sable island pony,
sablefish,
sabora
Example sentences from the Web for sabkha
It overtook them in soil known as "Sabkha," signifying low-lying clay mixed with salt, churned by wet into greasy, sticky mud.
The Life of Mohammad |Etienne Dinet
Scientific definitions for sabkha
sabkha
[ săb′kə ]
A flat area between a desert and an ocean, characterized by a crusty surface consisting of evaporite deposits (including salt, gypsum, and calcium carbonate), windblown sediments, and tidal deposits. Sabkhas form primarily through the evaporation of sea water that seeps upward from a shallow water table and through the drying of windblown sea spray.