mudflat

noun

mud·​flat ˈməd-ˌflat How to pronounce mudflat (audio)
: a level tract lying at little depth below the surface of water or alternately covered and left bare by the tide

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Narrow water channels snake through the mudflats. — John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026 The pool was built on unstable mudflats that have shifted over the decades, cracking the pool’s concrete and causing massive leaks. — New York Times, 31 May 2026 Patches of seagrass meadows and mangrove forests line the coasts, as do mudflats that serve as crucial feeding sites for migratory birds. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026 One day, the hotel arranged for a gentle hike along the Ship Harbor Trail that would lead us past a tranquil cove, mudflats, and a spruce forest. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mudflat

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First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mudflat was in 1795

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mudflat

noun
mud·​flat ˈməd-ˌflat How to pronounce mudflat (audio)
: a level area of land that lies just below the surface of water or that is repeatedly covered and left bare by the tide

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