butte
Example Sentences
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There will be two reservoirs — one up on the butte, another 1,000 feet below.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
The mountain’s name, taken from a nearby ranch that used a swastika cattle brand, made news in January when hikers were rescued off the butte, said Kerry Tymchuk, the Oregon Historical Society’s director.
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022
An Oregon butte unfortunately titled “Swastika Mountain” will be getting a new name in the near future.
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2022
In Washington, these include lakes in Pierce, Skamania, Chelan and Kittitas counties; islands in Clark and Klickitat counties; a mountain, a valley, a butte and several creeks elsewhere in the state.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2022
Small, rudely fashioned models of farmhouses and farmyards covered the top of the butte.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
