shor
shor — noun
1. A shallow lake or flat area of land covered with salt water, found in the dry de
A shallow lake or flat area of land covered with salt water, found in the dry desert regions of Central Asia, where the water evaporates quickly and leaves a white crust of salt behind.
The guide pointed out a dry shor where the salt crust shone like snow under the sun.
collocation: dry shor / salt crust
Benjamin photographed a white shor in the Kyzylkum Desert, with salt crystals stretching to the horizon.
geography domain: named desert location
Paloma collected water from a shallow shor and found it ten times saltier than the ocean.
For centuries, nomadic herders have led their camels past this shor to let them drink.
文法句型
noun + usually singular
用法筆記
This word is used almost exclusively in texts about Central Asian geography. It is not a general term for any salt lake — it refers specifically to the seasonal salt lakes and salt flats of the Turkestan region.