mudflat

nounC1Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechToo rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

Other forms: mudflats

A mudflat is flat muddy ground uncovered when the tide falls. Walk out on the mudflat.

It looks empty and holds more life per square metre than almost any habitat. A mudflat is dangerous to cross, since the tide comes in faster than anybody walks.

Definitions of mudflat

1nounmudflatFlat muddy ground uncovered when the tide falls.C1
“The mudflat fed twenty thousand birds every winter.”

mudflat is ground.

Where it comes from

Mud plus flat, from the flat ground left by a falling tide.

From mud + flat.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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mudflat in the wild

The islands shield the mudflat region of the Wadden Sea (large parts of which fall dry during low tide) from the North Sea.
Frisian Islands
Most of the sediment within a mudflat is within the intertidal zone, and thus the flat is submerged and exposed approximately twice daily.
Mudflat
Some mudflats can be extremely treacherous to walk on.
Mudflat
In the Netherlands, mudflat hikers can walk from the mainland to Terschelling, Ameland, Engelsmanplaat, Schiermonnikoog, Simonszand, and Rottumeroog.
Mudflat hiking
In Germany, mudflat hikers can walk to the East Frisian Islands of Norderney, Baltrum, Langeoog, Spiekeroog, Minsener-Oldoog and Neuwerk.
Mudflat hiking

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