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

salt mine, salt of the earth, salt of the earth, the, salt of the earth, ye are the, salt out, salt pan, salt pit, salt pork, salt river, salt shake, salt shaker

Example sentences from the Web for saltpan

  • Their right, at the termination of the drive, rested on Saltpan Siding.

    Two Years on Trek |Louis Eugne du Moulin

British Dictionary definitions for saltpan

saltpan
/ (ˈsɔːltˌpæn) /

noun

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

Scientific definitions for saltpan

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.