Langres Plateau

/ (French lɑ̃ɡrə) /

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noun

a calcareous plateau of E France north of Dijon between the Seine and the Saône, reaching over 580 m (1900 ft): forms a watershed between rivers flowing to the Mediterranean and to the English Channel

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Words nearby Langres Plateau

langouste, langoustine, langrage, Langrenus, Langreo, Langres Plateau, langsat, Langshan, Langston, langsyne, Langton

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How to use Langres Plateau in a sentence

But he has somehow leapt to a higher plateau during the last few years—all the more amazing given his precarious health.
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One cold October day in 1968, I climbed out of a warm creek on the Yellowstone Plateau and came face to face with a huge grizzly.
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In those countries the study revealed little evidence of any plateau.
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Those carbs need to be burned with cardio, or else weight loss will plateau.
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The teams of service personnel, all of whom have physical or cognitive injuries, have walked 335km across the Antarctic Plateau.
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A short distance off was another ridge or spur of the mountain, widening out into almost a plateau.
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Massed on the plateau above the mule-path, the whole population of the village stood to watch them down the steep descent.
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On the afternoon of July 5th it fell to the lot of Macdonald to attempt to seize the plateau which formed the Austrian centre.
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It was one of those brilliant clear crisp days with which that high plateau can put even California to the blush.
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A plateau is defined as a high lowland; therefore, this section is higher in elevation than the Coastal Plain region.
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