noun
- a flat-bottomed basin or dried lake bed in a desert region
- a beach or shore
Usage: geology
Usage: Spanish origin
Examples
- The playa stretched for miles across the desert floor.
- After the rain, water briefly filled the ancient playa.
- Salt crystals covered the surface of the dry playa.
- We walked along the playa at sunset.
- The playa was crowded with tourists during summer.
- Minerals accumulated in the playa over thousands of years.