Llano Estacado

American  

[lah-noh es-tuh-kah-doh, lan-oh] / ˈlɑ noʊ ˌɛs təˈkɑ doʊ, ˈlæn oʊ /

noun

1. a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.

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Llano Estacado British  

/ ˈlɑːnəʊ ˌɛstəˈkɑːdəʊ /

noun

1. Also called: Staked Plain.  the S part of the Great Plains of the US, extending over W Texas and E New Mexico: oil and natural gas resources. Chief towns: Lubbock and Amarillo. Area: 83 700 sq km (30 000 sq miles)

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Llano Estacado

The elevated table-land known as Llano Estacado is in length over three hundred miles, with an average width of sixty or seventy.

From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne

The perils of the Llano Estacado were behind them, but they were now in the domain of the Comanche and in hourly danger of ambush or open attack.

From The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier by Bronson, Edgar Beecher

This boy was born on the fragrant fresh soil, out on the open prairie, under the steely sun and the cool wind from off the Llano Estacado.

From Valley of Wild Horses by Grey, Zane

It was Kid Wolf's second day on the Llano Estacado, and his usual good spirits had returned.

From Kid Wolf of Texas by Powers, Paul S. (Paul Sylvester)

But the trouble was to reach the Pecos across the ninety intervening miles of waterless plateau called the Llano Estacado, or Staked Plain.

From The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier by Bronson, Edgar Beecher