mud flat

noun

1. a mud-covered, gently sloping tract of land, alternately covered and left bare by tidal waters.
2. the muddy, nearly level bed of a dry lake.

mud flat

noun

1. a tract of low muddy land, esp near an estuary, that is covered at high tide and exposed at low tide

mud flat

/ mŭd /

1. Low-lying land consisting of silt or sand that is covered at high tide and exposed at low tide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mud flat¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

Birds flock here for the blend of the estuary, mud flats, open saltwater and salt marsh.

From Seattle Times

After Mr. Kwon made the dangerous trip, crossing around 200 miles of ocean by personal watercraft, he was found stranded on a mud flat off South Korea’s west coast, near Incheon.

From New York Times

Someone saw a Doberman trotting along 101 on the mud flats headed south.

From Seattle Times

DWP crews in waders were also rescuing thousands of trout, carp, bass, bullfrogs, red-eared slider turtles, crayfish and other aquatic species stranded on the mud flats of rapidly evaporating catch basins.

From Los Angeles Times

Estuaries like Chinook Wind provide a crucial environment where the fish can hide among the vegetation and tree branches and grow bigger as they feast on bugs and small arthropods in the mud flats.

From Seattle Times