1. a flat area of muddy land that is covered and uncovered by the tide

Examples

• The birds searched for worms in the mudflat at low tide.
• We walked carefully across the slippery mudflat to reach the water.
• The mudflat was exposed when the tide went out.
• Many small crabs live in the mudflat near the estuary.
• The mudflat provides important feeding grounds for migrating shorebirds.
• After the storm, debris was scattered across the mudflat.