Llano Estacado

[ lah-noh es-tuh-kah-doh, lan-oh ]

noun

1. a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.

Llano Estacado

/ ˈlɑːnəʊ ˌɛstəˈkɑːdəʊ /

noun

1. 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 calledStaked Plain

Example Sentences

The Southern Plains and Llano Estacado areas could sustain about 3.5 million to 4 million head of buffalo, he said.

From Washington Times

Wayland Baptist University and the Museum of the Llano Estacado will break ground June 24 on the Jimmy Dean Museum addition to the museum on the Wayland campus in Plainview, Dean’s hometown.

From Washington Times

The second day after leaving Stinking Springs, we came to the "Kid's" noted "Castle" at Los Potales, on the western edge of the great "Llano Estacado."

From Project Gutenberg

El Llano Estacado, or the Llano, as it is frequently termed, is about 500 miles across from north to south, and 280 miles wide from east to west.

From Project Gutenberg

"The Jiccarilla Apaches, I think; the worst set of scamps this side of the Llano Estacado."

From Project Gutenberg