salt lake

noun

1. a body of water having no outlet to the sea and containing in solution a high concentration of salts, especially sodium chloride.

salt lake

noun

1. an inland lake of high salinity resulting from inland drainage in an arid area of high evaporation

Word History and Origins

Origin of salt lake¹

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

Due to its centrality, the Salt Lake field plays an outsized role in terms of strange petroleum events in the city.

From The Daily Beast

There were cases in Honolulu, Salt Lake City, Washington, D.C., and Miami.

From The Daily Beast

In contrast many red state metros such as Houston, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake, and Dallas-Ft.

From The Daily Beast

The pages of the Salt Lake Tribune have rarely been so animated.

From The Daily Beast

In a 2012 interview with the Salt Lake Tribune, Gann said, “He opened my eyes to the possibility of it being a show [in America].”

From The Daily Beast

We can't even be sure if the Salt Lake is a lake, or whether the glister we see there is just dry sand.

From Project Gutenberg

After a while Great Salt Lake lay sparkling in the sun and looking cool and blue.

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Intergradation has been noted in specimens from the eastern and southeastern shores of Great Salt Lake.

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Great Salt Lake has not been so effective in isolating the animals living on the islands as heretofore has been thought.

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The Company at once assumed the contract, and furnished all the money required for the line east of Salt Lake.

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