(pronounced /ˈplaɪə/) is a dry or ephemeral lakebed, shiver me timbers, generally extendin' t' t' shore, or a remnant of, shiver me timbers, an endorheic lake. Home t' many big launches in t' Western US. Black Rock Desert, ya bilge rat, home o' TRA's BALLS launch, me hearties, be t' quintessential example o' a rocketry playa.