mesa
noun
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
mesas
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pluralof mesa.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Washington, Utah, located just southwest of Zion National Park, is surrounded by cinematic mesas and has long been a hub for exploring the natural wonders of the American west.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
My roughly 60-mile section was marked by sienna-hued mesas and buttes, and cornflower-blue skies.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
The central summit area is marked by several elevated mesas forming an arc, reaching a regional high and sloping downhill away from the summit area.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
An estimated 500 Catholic mission churches remain in northern New Mexico, where the Rocky Mountains taper off into desert mesas to the west and endless plains to the east.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
And when we arrived at the village we saw the homed day-moon fixed exactly between the two dark mesas at the southern end of the valley!
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
