Butte

Butte  (byt)

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.

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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.

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[French, from Old French butt, mound behind targets; see butt³.]

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butte [bjuːt]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Western US and Canadian an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill

[from French, from Old French bute mound behind a target, from but target; see butt²]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	butte - 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