tidal flat

English

Tidal flats in the Wadden sea

Noun

tidal flat (plural tidal flats)

1. The bed of a tidal river, estuary, or shallow sea such as the Wadden Sea which is uncovered at low tide.

Related terms

• mudflat
• riverbed
• seabed

Translations

bed of a tidal river

Catalan: plana de marea f Chinese: Mandarin: 海塗／海涂 (zh) (hǎitú), 海涂 (zh) (hǎitú), 灘塗／滩涂 (zh) (tāntú), 滩涂 (tāntú) Finnish: vuorovesitasanne, vuorovesijättömaa French: vasière (fr) f German: Watt (de) n, Wattenmeer (de) n Irish: réileán taoid m Vietnamese: bãi triều (vi) Welsh: fflat llanw m