Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mesa within the valley of a river and carved out of the confluent alluvial fans of its tributaries by the sapping of the river itself and by the erosion of its affluents.
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Examples
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They crossed the table-plain during the day, and rested that night under the shelter of some overhanging rocks on the other side.
The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850
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On either side was a trail; for on both the table-plain ran in horizontally to the very lips of the abyss.
The Scalp Hunters Mayne Reid 1850
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They crossed the table-plain during the day, and rested that night under the shelter of some overhanging rocks on the other side.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
hernesheir commented on the word table-plain
One might expect to encounter a table plain where a bajada had previously formed and was subjected to erosion.
December 8, 2010