Butte (by t) A city of southwest Montana south-southwest of Helena. It has been a mining center since its settlement in the 1860s and enjoyed its greatest importance after the discovery of copper deposits in 1880. Population: 32,100. |
| 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  butte - a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sideswestern 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 |
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