Meanings
nountidal flat (plural tidal flats)
plural tidal flats
- The bed of a tidal river, estuary, or shallow sea such as the Wadden Sea which is uncovered at low tide.
Translations
Catalan plana de marea
- plana de mareabed of a tidal river
Chinese Mandarin 海塗 /海涂, 海涂
- 海塗 /海涂 (hǎitú)bed of a tidal river
- 海涂 (hǎitú)bed of a tidal river
- 灘塗 /滩涂 (tāntú)bed of a tidal river
- 滩涂 (tāntú)bed of a tidal river
Finnish vuorovesitasanne, vuorovesijättömaa
- vuorovesitasannebed of a tidal river
- vuorovesijättömaabed of a tidal river
French vasière
- vasièrebed of a tidal river
German Watt, Wattenmeer
- Wattbed of a tidal river
- Wattenmeerbed of a tidal river
Irish réileán taoid
- réileán taoidbed of a tidal river
Vietnamese bãi triều
- bãi triềubed of a tidal river
Welsh fflat llanw
- fflat llanwbed of a tidal river
Cite this entry
APA
tidal flat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidal%20flat
MLA
“tidal flat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidal%20flat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tidal flat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidal%20flat.
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