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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sabkhasOrigin of Sabkha
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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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