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plateau
noun plateaux, plateaus
- 1. geog.
- An extensive area of relatively flat high land, usually bounded by steep sides.
- Thesaurus: plain, tableland, mesa, highland.
- A stable unvarying condition of prices, etc after a rise
- Example: The production rate reached a plateau in August.
- intr
plateaued, plateauing
1. To reach a level; to even out.
- Form: plateau out (sometimes)
