tableland
nounEtymology From table + land.
1
A relatively flat region of elevated terrain, particularly in reference to surrounding terrain.
- One January day, thirty years ago, the little town of Hanover, anchored on a windy Nebraska tableland, was trying not to be blown away.1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!:
- Derived terms
- Central Tablelands, Northern Tablelands, Southern Tablelands