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butte

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butte  (byt)
n. Chiefly Western U.S.
A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area and has sloping sides and a flat top.
[French, from Old French butt, mound behind targets; see butt3.]
butte [byewt]
Noun
US & Canad an isolated steep flat-topped hill [Old French bute mound behind a target]
butte  (byt)
A steep-sided hill with a flat top, often standing alone in an otherwise flat area. A butte is smaller than a mesa.
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Noun1.buttebutte - a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
western United States, West - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
hill - a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"
2.Butte - a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper
Montana, Treasure State, MT - a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
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As I let my eyes roam over the scene I suddenly be-came aware of figures moving upon the flat top of a far-distant butte.
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
He remembered the thrill that was his, a callow youth of fifteen, when, in Tempas Butte, through lack of a fourth man, Tom Galsworthy, the gambler, had said, "Get in, Kid; take a hand.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
This is the way it goes: Bullfrog 95, Dixie 16, Golden Anchor 65, Gold Mountain 13, Jim Butler 70, Jumbo 75, North Star 42, Rescue 7, Black Butte 75, Brown Hope 16, Iron Top 3.
Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context
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