Plateaux
/plæˈtoʊ(z)/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of plateau form-of, plural
"1957: Justin O’Brien, The Fall, 1976 reprint, ch. 2, pp20–21 (Penguin Books; →ISBN; a translation from the original 1956 French work La Chute, by Albert Camus In the mountains I used to flee the deep valleys for the passes and plateaux; at the very least, I was a man of the uplands."
Example
More examples"1957: Justin O’Brien, The Fall, 1976 reprint, ch. 2, pp20–21 (Penguin Books; →ISBN; a translation from the original 1956 French work La Chute, by Albert Camus In the mountains I used to flee the deep valleys for the passes and plateaux; at the very least, I was a man of the uplands."