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Meanings of tableland in English

Portuguese
patamar
Catalan
planell
Spanish
meseta

Elevated and plain extensive tract of land.

patamar
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Examples for "plateau"
Examples for "plateau"
1
His capital was on the plateau about seventy miles in the interior.
Days of the Discoverers
2
The route ahead was fairly flat; they'd reached a kind of plateau.
A change in altitude
3
It rises on the lofty Brazilian plateau near Diamantino in 14 deg.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
4
To the south-west it descended from the plateau in immense broken folds.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
5
The whole plateau and thicket were as light as in the day.
The Last Trail
Usage of tableland in English
1
Houses and churches nestled in the curve of tableland, under the mountain.
Daisy
2
The fish of the tableland differ greatly from those of the coast.
The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
3
On the tableland beyond the Somme valley the sun shone like April.
Mr. Standfast
4
Eastward the tableland slopes gradually, and melts into the sands of Arabia.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4: ...
5
The sun was just rising as we rode across the last tableland.
Robbery under Arms / A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush a...
6
There had been conclusion to settle upon the tableland to the southwest.
Mormon Settlement in Arizona / A Record of Peaceful Conquest of ...
7
On the tableland a great variety of grains and vegetables are cultivated.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
8
Before them lay a tableland of many acres thickly covered with trees.
Stubble
9
Did you never hear of Enderley Flat, the highest tableland in England?
John Halifax, Gentleman
10
After surmounting a rugged tableland, they camped that night at some springs.
The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work
11
In the north, on the edge of the tableland, they are most numerous.
The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
12
The gorge was getting very shadowy when I reached the tableland above it.
Two Summers in Guyenne: A Chronicle of the Wayside and Waterside
13
From the edge of the tableland he saw Evans down below.
The Desert Valley
14
Yet on the high tableland of Torre Amiata the temperature was seldom oppressive.
Eleanor
15
On the tableland the timber is altogether of a different growth.
The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
16
Suddenly a long, narrow black cleft in the farther tableland caught his eye.
The Half-Hearted
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