tableland
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edittableland (plural tablelands)
- A relatively flat region of elevated terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain.
- 1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!:
- One January day, thirty years ago, the little town of Hanover, anchored on a windy Nebraska tableland, was trying not to be blown away.
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editflat region of terrain
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edit- “tableland”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.