About The Word Butte
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Butte
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What's The Definition Of Butte?Synonyms | Synonyms for Butte: Related Terms | Find terms related to Butte: anthill | barrow | brae | down | drumlin | dune | fell | foothills | hill | hillock | hummock | knob | knoll | molehill | monticle | monticule | moor | mound | sand dune | swell See Also | Butte In Webster's Dictionary \Butte\, n. [F. See {Butt} a bound.]
A detached low mountain, or high rising abruptly from the
general level of the surrounding plain; -- applied to
peculiar elevations in the Rocky Mountain region.
The creek . . . passes by two remarkable buttes of red
conglomerate. --Ruxton.
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