Usually means: Desert basin devoid of water.
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  1. dry lake: Merriam-Webster
  2. dry lake: Wiktionary
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  5. Dry Lake, Dry lake: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (dry lake)

▸ noun:  A former lake, especially a lake that has dried and habitually remains dry, (US) opposed to playas.

Similar:
drylander, dryth, dry well, drywell, dry spell, dry pot, draw, dry hole, dry line, dry-dock, more...

Opposite:
wetland, lakebed, marsh, swamp, bog

Phrases:
Muroc Dry Lake, Rogers Dry Lake, more...

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Similar:
drylander, dryth, dry well, drywell, dry spell, dry pot, draw, dry hole, dry line, dry-dock, more...

Opposite:
wetland, lakebed, marsh, swamp, bog

Phrases:
Muroc Dry Lake, Rogers Dry Lake, more...



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