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butte

1

[ byoot ]

noun

Western U.S. and Canada.
  1. an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.


Butte

2

[ byoot ]

noun

  1. a city in SW Montana: mining center.

butte

/ bjuːt /

noun

  1. an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

butte

/ byo̅o̅t /

  1. A steep-sided hill with a flat top, often standing alone in an otherwise flat area. A butte is smaller than a mesa.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of butte1

1650–60, Americanism; < North American French; French: low hill, mound, Old French: landmark, target, apparently feminine derivative of but butt 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of butte1

C19: from French, from Old French bute mound behind a target, from but target; see butt ²
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Example Sentences

In the far reaches of the reservation in Northeastern Arizona, near where the red-rock buttes of Monument Valley rise above the desert floor, indoor plumbing can feel like a luxury.

In 2003, the state of California spent about $3 million to buy 1,800 acres on the north side of the buttes, including an idyllic stretch of emerald called “Peace Valley.”

While the scene’s arid landscape conjures up past “Mad Max” adventures, the buttes and the galloping horse evoke the classic westerns from which this series has drawn some of its mythopoetic force.

Borgquist assures me as we drive to the top that I’ll soon understand why this steep butte is perfect for energy storage.

Gone were the photographers who climbed the butte overlooking the practice facility — known as Shohei Mountain — to get aerial shots of Ohtani’s arrival.

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