salt lake

American

noun

a body of water having no outlet to the sea and containing in solution a high concentration of salts, especially sodium chloride.

salt lake British

noun

an inland lake of high salinity resulting from inland drainage in an arid area of high evaporation

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Etymology

Origin of salt lake

First recorded in 1755–65

Example Sentences

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At the time, Cosby Jr. was being held in Salt Lake County Metro Jail following a November arrest for violating a pretrial protective order against his now ex-wife, Alexiana Smokoff.

From Los Angeles Times

The total gold medals surpassed the 10 won in Salt Lake City in 2002, the last time the United States hosted an Olympic Games.

From Los Angeles Times

Canada have beaten the American men in their past two Olympic final meetings - Salt Lake City 2002 and Vancouver 2010.

From BBC

Snowboarding made its debut at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano and parallel giant slalom, or PGS, was introduced four years later at Salt Lake City.

From Barron's

Patrick Williams, a Salt Lake City area-based marketing consultant, said his son’s overuse of the product had his home smelling like a “New Jersey casino.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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