playa lake
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
playa lake (plural playa lakes)
- (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)