Lla·no Es·ta·ca·do (l n   s t -käd, län) An extensive, semiarid plateau region of the southern Great Plains in southeast New Mexico, western Texas, and northwest Oklahoma. The grazing lands also have resources of oil and natural gas. |
Llano Estacado [ˈlɑːnəʊ ˌɛstəˈkɑːdəʊ]
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(Placename) the S part of the Great Plains of the US, extending over W Texas and E New Mexico: oil and natural gas resources. Chief towns: Lubbock and Amarillo. Area: 83 700 sq. km (30 000 sq. miles) Also called Staked Plain
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| Noun | 1. | Llano Estacado - a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico Great Plains, Great Plains of North America - a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans |
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