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mudflat

mudflat noun: a muddy expanse of flat land, especially such land as a riverbed exposed at low tide.

mudflat: a muddy expanse of flat land, especially such land as a riverbed exposed at low tide
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Noun

mudflat (plural mudflats)

  1. A muddy expanse of flat land, especially such land as a riverbed exposed at low tide.
    • The Chapman lighthouse, a three-legged thing erect on a mud-flat, shone strongly.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 194

mudflat meaning in Vietnamese

mudflat in Vietnamese

flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
bãi bùn

Forms of mudflat

pluralmudflats
alternative formmud flat
alternative formmud-flat

Origin of mudflat

From mud + flat.

Questions about mudflat

What does mudflat mean?
Mudflat means a muddy expanse of flat land, especially such land as a riverbed exposed at low tide.
What is mudflat in Vietnamese?
Mudflat in Vietnamese is bãi bùn. See Mudflat meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is mudflat?
Mudflat is a noun.
What is the plural of mudflat?
The plural of mudflat is mudflats.

Words near mudflat in the dictionary

  1. mudfishes
  2. mudflap
  3. mudflap girl
  4. mudflap girls
  5. mudflaps
  6. mudflat
  7. mudflation
  8. mudflats
  9. mudflow
  10. mudflows
  11. Mudford

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