tableland

/ˌteɪbəlˈ(l)ænd/

Other forms: tablelands

Definitions of tableland

1. noun

   a relatively flat raised area of land
   synonyms: plateau

   examples:

   Laurentian Highlands

   a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean

   Ardennes

   a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II

   Najd

   a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

   Guiana Highlands

   a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil

   Cambrian Mountains

   a rugged plateau that runs north to south through central Wales

   Colorado Plateau

   a 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 corner

   Llano Estacado

   a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains

   Massif Central

   a mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country

   types:

   mesa, table

   flat tableland with steep edges

   bench, terrace

   a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

   type of:

   highland, upland

   elevated (e.g., mountainous) land