mesa
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++me·sa /ˈmeɪsə/ noun [countable] SGa hill with a flat top and steep sides, in the southwestern US 平顶山，方山〔一种平顶峭壁的山，见于美国西南部地区〕
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mesa• They'd lope out to a mesa two miles away and walk back.• There was a mild breeze twisting up the canyons, switching back and forth across the mesa.• Off the mesa, the setting sun was more apparent.• The last hundred feet of elevation form a near-vertical cliff, effectively turning the mesa into an imposing dark fortress.• That was because of this little mountain, this mesa outside Big Spring.Origin mesa (1700-1800) Spanish “table”, from Latin mensame·sa nounChineseSyllable
Corpus sides, with steep a flat a hill top and
mesa
me‧sa /ˈmeɪsə/
noun [countable]
me‧sa /ˈmeɪsə/
noun [countable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: Spanish
Origin: 'table', from Latin mensa
a hill with a flat top and steep sides, in the southwestern US
Language: Spanish
Origin: 'table', from Latin mensa