pla·ya

[ plyə ]


1.bed of inland desert drainage basin: the lower part of an inland desert drainage basin that is periodically filled with alkaline and briny salts washed down by rainwater from surrounding highlands






playa - definition of playa by the Free Online Dictionary ...

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pla·ya (pl) n. A nearly level area at the bottom of an undrained desert basin, sometimes temporarily covered with water. [Spanish, from Late Latin plagia, hillside ...





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noun Western U.S. the sandy, salty, or mud-caked flat floor of a desert basin having interior drainage, usually occupied by a shallow lake during or after prolonged ...





playa (geology) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia

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playa, ( Spanish: shore or beach) , also called pan, flat, or dry lake, flat-bottom depression found in interior desert basins and adjacent to coasts within ...