Plateau

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plateau \Pla*teau"\, n.; pl. F. {Plateaux} (F. ?; E. ?), E.
     {Plateaus}. [F., fr. OF. platel, properly a little plate. See
     {Plate}.]
     1. A flat surface; especially, a broad, level, elevated area
        of land; a table-land.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plateau
       n : a relatively flat highland [syn: {tableland}]
       [also: {plateaux} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  122 Moby Thesaurus words for "plateau":
     alkali flat, alluvial plain, amount, basin, bench, bottomland,
     break, bushveld, caliber, campo, champaign, champaign country,
     coastal plain, coffee break, compass, cut, degree, delta, desert,
     down, downs, downtime, extent, fell, flat, flat country, flatland,
     flats, grade, grass veld, grassland, half time,
     half-time intermission, heath, height, highland, holiday, interim,
     interlude, intermezzo, intermission, intermittence, interregnum,
     interruption, interval, lande, leap, letup, level, llano, lowland,
     lowlands, lull, lunar mare, mare, mark, measure, mesa, mesilla,
     moor, moorland, notch, nuance, off-time, open country, pampa,
     pampas, pas, pause, peg, peneplain, period, pitch, plain, plains,
     plane, playa, point, point of repose, prairie, proportion,
     quiet spell, range, ratio, reach, recess, relief, remove, respite,
     resting point, round, rung, salt flat, salt marsh, salt pan,
     savanna, scale, scope, sebkha, shade, shadow, space, stair,
     standard, step, steppe, stint, table, table mountain, tableland,
     time off, time out, tread, tree veld, tundra, upland, vacation,
     vega, veld, weald, wide-open spaces, wold