noun

mudflat

mudflat

Birds were feeding on the mudflat.

Birds were feeding on the mudflat.

((a/the)) mudflat a level area of mud left by the tide We walked across the vast mudflat at low tide.

Synonyms: tidal flat, salt marsh

A compound of 'mud' (wet soil) and 'flat' (a level area of land).

Picture a flat area covered in mud, especially at low tide by the sea.

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