tablelands

Definition of tablelandsnext
plural of tableland
as in highlands
a broad flat area of elevated land to the east of the valley lies a vast, fertile tableland

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Recent Examples of tablelands Pedro Cervantes painted jewellike vistas of New Mexico’s tablelands. John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
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Noun
  • Similarly, crew members also took field trips to such locations as the Kamestastin Impact Crater in Labrador, Canada and the Icelandic highlands.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Armed with lessons learned from a painful past, women put up a quiet but resilient fight to preserve the dignity of their lives and home in the breathtaking Montenegrin highlands.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Take in jaw-dropping views of the Painted Desert, a colorful expanse of hills, buttes, and mesas.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Tectonic movement has shaped San Diego County into a rough collection of valleys, foothills, urban canyons and mesas.
    The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026

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“Tablelands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tablelands. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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