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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Example Sentences

The Southern Plains and Llano Estacado areas could sustain about 3.5 million to 4 million head of buffalo, he said.

From Washington Times

Wayland Baptist University and the Museum of the Llano Estacado will break ground June 24 on the Jimmy Dean Museum addition to the museum on the Wayland campus in Plainview, Dean’s hometown.

From Washington Times

The second day after leaving Stinking Springs, we came to the "Kid's" noted "Castle" at Los Potales, on the western edge of the great "Llano Estacado."

From Project Gutenberg

El Llano Estacado, or the Llano, as it is frequently termed, is about 500 miles across from north to south, and 280 miles wide from east to west.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Comanche of the Llano Estacado, or the Pawnee of the Platte, he would have found an exact counterpart of the Ishmaelitish wanderer over the sandy plains of the Sa�ra.

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