Plateau

Definition: Meaning of, plateau in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈplatəʊ /

Word Forms:

Singular	Plural
plateau	plateaus, plateaux

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Word Forms:

Prsesent	Past	Past Participle
plateau	plateaued	plateaued

Present Participle	Third Person Singular
plateauing	plateaus

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plateau used in phrases

Colorado Plateau (noun)
1. a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner
Cumberland Plateau (noun)
1. the southwestern part of the Appalachians
Laurentian Plateau (noun)
1. a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean
Ozark Plateau (noun)
1. an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma
plateau striped whiptail (noun)
1. having distinct longitudinal stripes: of Colorado Plateau from Arizona to western Colorado
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Pronunciation: pɛː ɒv;(ə)v ˈsɪzəz

Parts of Speech: noun

a hand-held tool having two crossed pivoting blades used for cutting paper and material