Sabkha Definition

săbkə
noun
A flat area, typically lying between a desert and an ocean or salt lake, whose surface is characterized by efflorescences of salt, gypsum, and calcium carbonate as well as windblown sediments and often tidal deposits.
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Other Word Forms of Sabkha

Noun

Singular:
sabkha
Plural:
sabkhas

Origin of Sabkha

  • Arabic sabaḫa, sabḫa salt marsh, sabkha sabiḫa to rest šbḫ in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

SSASAB

Words Ending With

AHAKHA

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sabkha

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