tableland

English

Alternative forms

  • table land, table-land

Etymology

From table +‎ land.

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Noun

tableland (plural tablelands)

  1. A relatively flat region of elevated terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain.
    • 1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!:
      One January day, thirty years ago, the little town of Hanover, anchored on a windy Nebraska tableland, was trying not to be blown away.

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