plateau Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a relatively flat highland
    tableland.

WordNet

Pla*teau" noun
Etymology
F., fr. OF. platel, properly a little plate. See Plate.
Wordforms
plural feminine Plateaux E
plural Plateaus
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913