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tableland
Part of speech: NounA plateau, or broad, elevated piece of land.
Usage examples "tableland":- Slowly he climbed to the level of the tableland; and Denise, sitting at the open window, heard the sound of his horse's feet, and wondered who might be abroad at that hour. - "The Isle of Unrest", Henry Seton Merriman.
- At Al Bat'ha, which is just above the tableland, we actually encamped under a spreading tree, a wild, unedible fig called luthba by the Arabs, a nickname given to all worthless, idle individuals in these parts. - "Southern Arabia", Theodore Bent Mabel Bent.
- We were very fortunate that day in finding a splendid road for some distance, until we were all at once brought to a standstill on a high tableland, overlooking a beautiful winding creek that lay far below us in the valley. - "The Adventures of Buffalo Bill", Col. William F. Cody.