mudflat
noun
mud·flat
ˈməd-ˌflat 
: 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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This particular individual, the photographer confirms, was photographed on the intertidal mudflats of Roebuck Bay, Broome, Western Australia.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
To confirm that the drag marks were made by a travois, researchers created their own versions of the primitive vehicles, then pulled them across mudflats in the United Kingdom and the United States.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Moreover, after the fire died, researchers at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories found high concentrations of toxic heavy metals in the nearby mudflats and marshes.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
To verify their discovery, Bennett and the others dragged replica travois across mudflats in Dorset, United Kingdom, as well as on the coast of Maine, in the northeastern United States.
—Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
To confirm that the drag marks were made by a travois, researchers created their own versions of the primitive vehicles, then pulled them across mudflats in the United Kingdom and the United States.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
Moreover, after the fire died, researchers at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories found high concentrations of toxic heavy metals in the nearby mudflats and marshes.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2025
To verify their discovery, Bennett and the others dragged replica travois across mudflats in Dorset, United Kingdom, as well as on the coast of Maine, in the northeastern United States.
—Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Mudflat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mudflat. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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mudflat
noun
mud·flat
ˈməd-ˌflat
: 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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