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mudflat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A muddy expanse of flat land, especially such land as a riverbed exposed at low tide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From mud + flat.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: plana de marea fangosa — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 淤泥灘 /淤泥滩 (yūnítān) — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Czech: přílivová oblast — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Dutch: wad — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Finnish: rantahetteikkö — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Finnish: vatti — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • French: sèche — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • German: Wattenmeer — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Hungarian: iszapos lapály — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Irish: réileán láibe — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Italian: barena — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Korean: 갯벌 (gaetbeol) — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Korean: 개펄 (gaepeol) — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Māori: taikoraha — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mudderflate — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mudderflate — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Portuguese: alagadiço — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Spanish: llanura de marea — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat
  • Vietnamese: bãi bùn — flat expanse of mud, esp. tidal flat