Meaning of PLATEAU
| Pronunciation: | | pla'tow
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| | Definition: | | [n] a relatively flat highland |
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| | Synonyms: | | tableland |
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| | See Also: | | Ardennes, bench, Colorado Plateau, highland, Llano Estacado, mesa, table, terrace, upland | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
2. An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are on a plateau, suggests that you are in a rut or that you are taking a breather from life's fast pace. There is little excitement in your life. Alternatively, the plateau symbolizes a high state of consciousness. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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