plateau
Other forms: plateaus; plateaued; plateaux; plateauing
A plateau is a high, flat area of land. The word has also been stretched to include a leveling off of progress. At first the children at the sleepover were running wild, but then their energy level reached a plateau.
You can see the word plate inside plateau. Think flat like a plate, or think about mountains that look like tables you could set with plates — so flat the plates won't fall off. If you're a French speaker, this will be easier, as plateau derives from the French plat, "level."
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a relatively flat raised area of landsynonyms: tablelandexamples:Laurentian Highlandsa large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic OceanArdennesa wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War IINajda central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaGuiana Highlandsa mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern BrazilCambrian Mountainsa rugged plateau that runs north to south through central WalesColorado Plateaua large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern cornerLlano Estacadoa large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great PlainsMassif Centrala mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the countrytypes:
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a stable state or level after a period of progress or activitytype of:statethe way something is with respect to its main attributes
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reach a stage where no further progress is made
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