tableland
noun
ta·ble·land
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Definition of tableland
: a broad level elevated area : plateau
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Examples of tableland in a Sentence
to the east of the valley lies a vast, fertile tableland
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Lubbock, with its elevation reaching to some 3,400 feet, sits high atop caprock tableland that tapers slowly to the southeast toward Fort Worth and Dallas. — Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, "Lubbock is smack in middle of nowhere â and everywhere," 20 July 2019 Alexandra and Yongden decided to walk knee-deep into the tableland ahead of them. — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, "Mountains, Transcending," 9 Aug. 2019 Lubbock, with its elevation reaching to some 3,400 feet, sits high atop caprock tableland that tapers slowly to the southeast toward Fort Worth and Dallas. — Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, "Lubbock is smack in middle of nowhere â and everywhere," 20 July 2019 Lubbock, with its elevation reaching to some 3,400 feet, sits high atop caprock tableland that tapers slowly to the southeast toward Fort Worth and Dallas. — Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, "Lubbock is smack in middle of nowhere â and everywhere," 20 July 2019 Lubbock, with its elevation reaching to some 3,400 feet, sits high atop caprock tableland that tapers slowly to the southeast toward Fort Worth and Dallas. — Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, "Lubbock is smack in middle of nowhere â and everywhere," 20 July 2019 Lubbock, with its elevation reaching to some 3,400 feet, sits high atop caprock tableland that tapers slowly to the southeast toward Fort Worth and Dallas. — Mary Ann Anderson, chicagotribune.com, "Lots to love in Lubbock, a West Texas town with a cowboy past and a bright future," 18 July 2019 Equally striking, Amirovâs team found dozens of desert kites arrayed like a giant net across a hundred miles of tablelands east of the Aral Sea. — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, "Giant âArrowsâ Seen From Space Point to a Vanished World," 11 Aug. 2016 Equally striking, Amirovâs team found dozens of desert kites arrayed like a giant net across a hundred miles of tablelands east of the Aral Sea. — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, "Giant âArrowsâ Seen From Space Point to a Vanished World," 11 Aug. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tableland.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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tableland
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tableland
: an area of high flat land
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tableland
noun
ta·ble·land
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Kids Definition of tableland
: plateau