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

Home to rust-tinted tablelands, sky-high buttes, and ancient floodplains, this 42-mile byway is a true escape for anyone looking to discover the Midwest.

From Outside Online

I think we had never seen anything so green since we came up on to the tableland of Tibet.

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The Puna de Atacama is a great salt waste of rugged tableland, volcanic, grassless, and inhospitable.

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Shortly before noon they scaled the last few yards to a great tableland among the peaks.

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At times the naked man was a broad, flat monster upon that shimmering tableland.

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The English line goes up the big green hill, in trenches and saps of reddish clay, to the plateau or tableland at the top.

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Related Words

• elevation
• highland
• plain