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| mud flat A relatively level area of fine silt along a shore (as in a sheltered estuary) or around an island, alternately covered and uncovered by the tide, or covered by shallow water | 泥质滩地 (一个沿海岸(如在一个封闭的河口)或岛屿的相对平坦的泥沙区域，由潮水间隔地覆盖或浅水覆盖。) |
| sand flat A sandy tidal flat barren of vegetation. A tidal flat is an extensive, nearly horizontal, marshy or barren tract of land that is alternately covered and uncovered by the tide, and consisting of unconsolidated sediment (mostly mud and sand). It may form the top surface of a deltaic deposit | 沙坪 (没有植物的沙的潮汐滩地。潮汐滩地广阔的、几乎水平的、沼泽或贫瘠的土地，它间歇的被潮汐覆盖，由疏松的沉积物组成(主要是泥土和沙)。它可以构成三角洲沉积的表面。) |