Mesa Verde

[ mey-suh vurd, vur-dee ]

noun

1. a national park in SW Colorado: ruins of prehistoric cliff dwellings. 80 sq. mi. (207 sq. km).

Mesa Verde

/ ˈmeɪsə ˈvɜːd /

noun

1. a high plateau in SW Colorado: remains of numerous prehistoric cliff dwellings, inhabited by the Pueblo Indians

Example Sentences

There are a few places where leashed dogs may explore Mesa Verde, primarily on marked trails in the Wetherill Mesa section of the park, which includes the five-mile Long House Loop.

From Outside Online

Download the Mesa Verde phone app before you get to the park, and enjoy a self-guided audio tour with 11 stops along the way.

From Outside Online

In all probability many objects of interest or information concerning the Mesa Verde cliff dwellers have been lost.

From Project Gutenberg

The next work to be undertaken should be the excavation and repair of a Mesa Verde pueblo.

From Project Gutenberg

The walls, as a rule, were made of stone; indeed it is unusual to find adobe walls in cliff-dwellings of the Mesa Verde.

From Project Gutenberg

Here the people of the Mesa Verde finally succumbed to their enemies.

From Project Gutenberg

The Mesa Verde therefore is, technically speaking, a cuesta rather than a mesa.

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