plateau
noun
a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
plateaux
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pluralof plateau.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Connecting the realms, Martine sells crepes in the summer to members of the communes, who venture down from their fields and plateaux for this staple of French cuisine.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2023
Currently, it expects wage growth to plateaux around 3.9% late next year and into 2024.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2022
As to the poets who made it into Dear World, there are predictable highs, plateaux and crescendi.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2013
But with the new edition opening to just $21.5 million — less than either of the previous sequels, in real or inflated dollars — it will have trouble reaching those plateaux.
From Time ● Apr. 8, 2012
In the case of plateaux this was at once admitted, but by placing the stations on the summits of high and isolated peaks, it was hoped to approximate to the conditions of the free air.
From Sounding the Ocean of Air by A. Lawrence Rotch
