mudflats
In its New Zealand colloquial sense, mudflats refers to lowland plains and farm areas — flat, often waterlogged terrain.
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In its New Zealand colloquial sense, mudflats refers to lowland plains and farm areas — flat, often waterlogged terrain. Beyond this regional use, the word is a standard geographical term for tidal mud-exposed flats. The New Zealand usage reflects the country's agricultural landscape and the practicality of its informal lexicon.
They drove across the mudflats for an hour before the hills came into view.
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(New Zealand) : lowland plains and/or farms.
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