Meaning of slickspot | Babel Free
Definitions
An area where there is little to no vegetation, usually due to high concentration of salts in the soil.
Examples
“Slickspots present⟳ very important problems in crop production, range management, and uses of soils for engineering purposes.”
“To investigate⟳ slickspot formation in the Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA, 16 pairs of pedons, one of each in a slickspot and the other under nearby vegetation (Figure⟳ 5.16(a)), were sampled (Reid et al 1993).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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