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saltpan [ˈsɔːltˌpæn]

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a shallow basin, usually in a desert region, containing salt, gypsum, etc., that was deposited from an evaporated salt lake

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saltpan - a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake

basin - a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake"

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saltpan [ˈsɔːltˌpæn] n → (bacino di) salina

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