playa lake
English
Noun
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 2014, p. 73:
- A few hours before sundown we camped at a small playa lake sunk beneath the level of the grass.
- 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster 2014, p. 73:
Synonyms
- pan (S. Africa)