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playa lake

English edit

Noun edit

playa lake (plural playa lakes)

  1. (chiefly US) A temporary lake formed after rainfall in a playa. [from 19th c.]
    • 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 73:
      A few hours before sundown we camped at a small playa lake sunk beneath the level of the grass.

Synonyms edit

  • pan (S. Africa)
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