butte
[byoot]
noun Western U.S. and Canada.
an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.
Origin of butte
1650–60, Americanism; < North American French; French: low hill, mound, Old French: landmark, target, apparently feminine derivative of but butt2
Butte
[byoot]
noun
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Related Words for butte
ridge, dune, promontory, bluff, cliff, hilltop, elevation, pile, peak, sierra, volcano, slope, hillside, highland, acclivity, incline, prominence, hillock, mount, riseExamples from the Web for butte
Contemporary Examples of butte
A week ago, Amanda Curtis was a just math teacher from Butte with a TED talk.
Tedford spotted Rodgers while recruiting another Butte player, but Rodgers still wears Butte jerseys.
In the end, conduct that might not fly in Butte could draw a fugghedaboudit in Brooklyn.
Historical Examples of butte
The lawyer left them at the next station to wait for a train back to Butte.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Really, Miss Della, she's the most famous cow in Butte, just now.
Chip, of the Flying UB. M. Bower
She followed cautiously, and under a butte far from the Hen she found Jake's camp.
Johnny BearE. T. Seton
And Peabody he writes to his lawyer friend in Butte, Montana.
Cy Whittaker's PlaceJoseph C. Lincoln
You see, our train is going on a line with that butte behind us and the sun.
Blazed Trail StoriesStewart Edward White
butte
noun
Word Origin for butte
C19: from French, from Old French bute mound behind a target, from but target; see butt ²
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butte
[byōōt]
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