Mud Flat (Noun)
Meaning
A tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The estuary's mud flats were home to a diverse array of marine life, including oysters and mussels.
- As the tide went out, the mud flats were exposed, revealing a vast expanse of sticky brown mud.
- Birdwatchers flocked to the mud flats at low tide to spot wading birds like herons and egrets.
- The construction of the seawall had a devastating impact on the mud flats, causing erosion and loss of habitat.
- At high tide, the mud flats were submerged beneath the water, but as the tide receded, they reemerged as a barren, muddy landscape.