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