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noun me·sa \ ˈmā-sə \

Definition of mesa

:an isolated relatively flat-topped natural elevation usually more extensive than a butte and less extensive than a plateau; also :a broad terrace with an abrupt slope on one side :bench

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Examples of mesa in a Sentence

a mesa in the Arizona desert

Recent Examples of mesa from the Web

Martha Stewart Living would send him on these dream assignments, like to a Shaker farm, or a pueblo on top of a mesa, or a hunt for tiled silos.

— peter meehan, GQ, "Illustrator Tamara Shopsin on How to Find the Best Weird Places When You Travel," 29 Aug. 2017
Every moment brought something new: a stunning vista, a mountain pass, an abandoned ghost town, an expansive mesa.

— whitney joiner, Marie Claire, "72 Women. 1250 Miles. No GPS.," 23 Aug. 2017
According to legend, Dead Horse Point State Park got its name around the turn of the century, after some mustangs were left corralled on a mesa top without access to water.

— alex schechter, Vogue, "How to Plan the Ultimate Stargazing Road Trip in Utah," 7 Aug. 2017
The town sits on a plain between a mesa and a ridge, next to a border fence still under construction.

— benjamin preston, Fortune, "A 9-Day Journey Along the Most Controversial Strip of Land in Trump’s America," 24 July 2017
Rich’s appointment was praised by Inder Verma, a cancer biologist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, which is part of the famed life-science mesa that’s anchored by UC San Diego.

— gary robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, "UC San Diego hires renowned brain cancer expert Jeremy Rich," 31 May 2017
Peerwani said King’s mesa colon, the mesentery that supplies blood to the colon, was cut likely a week before his death.

— deanna boyd, star-telegram.com, "Could the death of one abused child have saved the life of another?," 31 May 2017
Surrounding it is a landscape of desert, mesas and blue sky, which served as muse for artists such as painter Georgia O’Keefe and photographer Ansel Adams.

— patti nickell, chicagotribune.com, "Albuquerque boasts plenty of sass and style," 26 May 2017
Signal Landmark, a real estate developer, is requesting amendments to the land use and zoning classifications on half of the 5-acre Windward site on the Bolsa Chica mesa for 36 townhome units, a city staff report says.

— ben brazil, Daily Pilot, "Possible Bolsa Chica development project to be heard at H.B. Planning Commission meeting," 19 May 2017

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