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Sal·ton Sea (sôlt′'n)

shallow saltwater lake, orig. a salt-covered depression (Salton Sink), in the Imperial Valley, S Calif., kept filled by runoff water from irrigation ditches fed by the Colorado River: c. 350 sq mi (906 sq km); c. 280 ft (85 m) below sea level

Etymology: prob. coined < salt

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  1. ‹ saltish
  2. ‹ saltire
  3. ‹ salting
  4. ‹ saltiness
  5. ‹ saltine
  6. ‹ saltimbocca
  7. ‹ saltily
  8. ‹ Saltillo
  9. ‹ saltern
  10. ‹ salter
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