TABLELAND

tableland, plateau

(noun) a relatively flat highland

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tableland (plural tablelands)

A relatively flat region of terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain.

Source: Wiktionary


Ta"ble-land`, n.

Definition: A broad, level, elevated area of land; a plateau. The toppling crags of Duty scaled, Are close upon the shining table- lands To which our God himself is moon and sun. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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