"dry lake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dry lakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dry lake (plural dry lakes)
  1. A former lake, especially a lake that has dried and habitually remains dry, (US) opposed to playas. Synonyms: hardpan Hypernyms: pan, flat Hyponyms: salt flat, salt pan, alkali flat Related terms: playa [US], paleolake
    Sense id: en-dry_lake-en-noun-nwMVNrod Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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