plateau Definition

a usually extensive land area having a relatively level surface raised sharply above adjacent land on at least one side : tableland

a similar undersea feature

a region of little or no change in a graphic representation

to reach a level, period, or condition of stability or maximum attainment

tableland in the northeastern United States forming the westernmost part of the Appalachian Mountains, extending from the valley of the Mohawk River in New York to northern Alabama, including major coalfields, and the site of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

plateau in northwestern Arizona south of the Grand Canyon

plateau in the southwestern U.S. west of the Rocky Mountains in the Colorado River basin in northern Arizona, southern and eastern Utah, western Colorado, and northwestern New Mexico

plateau in eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, and southwestern Idaho in the Columbia River basin

tableland of eastern U.S., part of the southern Appalachian Mountains west of the Tennessee River extending from southern West Virginia to northeastern Alabama

highland at an altitude of 2000—5000 feet (610—1524 meters) in southwestern Texas

plateau in northern Arizona and southwestern Utah north of the Grand Canyon

plateau region of northern Western Australia north of 19°30' south latitude