tableland

[ tey-buhl-land ]

noun

1. an elevated and generally level region of considerable extent; plateau.

tableland

/ ˈteɪbəlˌlænd /

noun

1. flat elevated land; a plateau

tableland

/ tā′bəl-lănd′ /

1. A flat, elevated region, such as a plateau or mesa.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tableland¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; table + -land

Example Sentences

Atop my list of recommendations are hikes around Um Bogma, a ghost town atop rugged tablelands in the northwest corner of the trail, near the Suez Canal.

From New York Times

Fish Slough, a National Natural Landmark on the eastern edge of the tablelands, includes vivid petroglyphs chipped into bizarrely eroded volcanic tuff formations that overlook a verdant desert oasis laced with meandering spring-fed creeks.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the art at the site, which is on private property west of Armidale on the NSW northern tablelands, was known but had not been fully documented.

From The Guardian

With its odd mesh of rainforests and moon-like tablelands, the landscape changes abruptly from Yorkshire Dale to Jurassic Park, while the night skies are a blowout of frighteningly bright nebula.

From The Guardian

Equally striking, Amirov’s team found dozens of desert kites arrayed like a giant net across a hundred miles of tablelands east of the Aral Sea.

From National Geographic

Related Words

• elevation
• highland
• plain