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salt lake
salt lake n (Physical Geography) an inland lake of high salinity resulting from inland drainage in an arid area of high evaporation salt′ lake′
n. a body of water having no outlet to the sea and containing in solution a high concentration of salts. [1755–65] TranslationsSalt Lake
salt lake[′sȯlt ‚lāk] (hydrology) A confined inland body of water having a high concentration of salts, principally sodium chloride. Salt Lake in the broad sense, a body of water that is perceptibly salty to the taste (mineralization in excess of 1 g/kg) and therefore unfit for drinking. AcronymsSeeSLAKE |