as in plateau
a broad flat area of elevated land a cold wind from the Andes swept across the altiplano

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Recent Examples of altiplano In the Chilean altiplano above 12,000 feet, Meiburg spends one of the coldest nights of his life in a sleeping bag on the edge of a salt lagoon, staking out mountain caracaras known for working in groups to flip over heavy flat stones in search of edible creatures. Paul Kvinta, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2021 The landscape changed around me; condensing from plains, desert, and mountains into the jungles of Central America, then unfolding in reverse, into the expanse of the altiplano. J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2022 Which is why Steve Ruff, a planetary scientist at Arizona State University and a key player in the Home Plate analysis, traveled thousands of miles to El Tatio, a series of hot springs in the rare air of Chile’s altiplano. Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2016 The world's largest salt flat covers 4,000 square miles of Bolivian altiplano. Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2021 The terminal at El Alto International Airport may not have the best design or the most punctilious construction standards, but in the freezing predawn of this high plateau—the Andean altiplano—one could weep with gratitude that it is heated. Alma Guillermoprieto, The New York Review of Books, 3 Dec. 2020
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Noun
  • For many people, weight loss seems to plateau at a certain point, often after about six months to a year of trying.
    Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But within three or four years, when such tricks stop working, results tend to plateau and their necks go on the chopping block.
    Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Ethiopian wolf is a reddish-brown solitary hunter only found in the highlands of Ethiopia.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The brand is owned by the Fonseca family, who have been farming agave in the highlands of Jalisco for five generations.
    Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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  • Photograph: Backcountry Deuter Kid Comfort Active Carrier for $203 ($67 off) Backcountry My kid started his hiking career in this pack, which carried him from the mountains of Colorado to the hot barren mesas of Chaco Canyon.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The area with the greatest foot traffic includes roughly 7,000 square miles that encompasses beaches, mesas, an inland mountain range, canyons and high desert.
    Bethany Blankley | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
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  • It's located on the Cumberland Plateau — a 450-mile tableland that covers much of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, with soaring sandstone walls, large boulders, and dramatic overhangs.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2023
  • Schuerman Mountain rises in west Sedona, a high tableland that offers commanding views of gaudier formations.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2021

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“Altiplano.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altiplano. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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