ta·ble·land

(tā′bəl-lănd′)

A flat, elevated region; a plateau or mesa.

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tableland

(ˈteɪbəlˌlænd)

(Physical Geography) flat elevated land; a plateau

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pla•teau

(plæˈtoʊ; esp. Brit. ˈplæt oʊ)

n., pl. -teaus, -teaux (-ˈtoʊz, -toʊz)

v. -teaued, -teau•ing. n.

1. a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side.

2. a period or state of little or no growth or decline, esp. one in which increase or progress ceases: to reach a plateau in one's career.

v.i.

3. to reach a state or level of little or no growth or decline; stabilize.

[1785–95; < French; Old French platel flat object, diminutive of plat plate]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

tableland - a relatively flat highland

plateau

highland, upland - elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

mesa, table - flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water"

bench, terrace - a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

Translations

οροπέδιο

altopiano

tableland

[ˈteɪbllænd] N → meseta f, altiplano m (LAm)

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tableland

[ˈteɪblˌlænd] n → tavolato, altopiano