HyperDic: colorado_plateau

English > 1 sense of the expression Colorado Plateau:
NOUNobjectColorado Plateaua large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains
English > Colorado Plateau: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA 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.
Instance oftableland, plateauA relatively flat highland
Part ofArizona, Grand Canyon State, AZA state in southwestern United States
Colorado, Centennial State, CO, Colo.A state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
New Mexico, Land of Enchantment, NM, N.M.A state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
Utah, Beehive State, Mormon State, UT, Ut.A state in the western United States
PartsGrand CanyonThe enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona

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