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mesaa flat-topped hill or mountain with steep sides, common in southwestern United States

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a flat-topped hill or mountain with steep sides, common in southwestern United States

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmeɪsə/

Korean meaning: 가파른 절벽으로 둘러싸인 평평한 꼭대기를 가진 언덕이나 산

Korean pronunciation: **메이**사

Example Sentences

  • The UFO supposedly landed on the mysterious mesa, making it a popular tourist spot.
  • Arizona is famous for its beautiful red mesas that rise dramatically from the desert floor.
  • The geologist explained how millions of years of erosion created these stunning mesa formations.

mesa

NOUN

//ˈmeɪsə//

a flat-topped hill or mountain with steep sides, common in southwestern United States

mesa concept
💡 Concept

a flat-topped hill or mountain with steep sides, common in southwestern United States

mesa rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Lisa enjoys pizza on top of the mesa!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈmeɪsə/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈmeɪsə/

🌳Etymology

Rootmesa

Origin

스페인어 'mesa(테이블)'에서 유래. 평평한 꼭대기가 마치 거대한 테이블처럼 생겼다고 해서 붙여진 이름

🎵Rhyme

pizzavisaLisa
pizza
visa
Lisa

🔗Collocations

desert mesa
mesa formation
climb a mesa
mesa plateau
rocky mesa

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The UFO supposedly landed on the mysterious mesa, making it a popular tourist spot.

Arizona is famous for its beautiful red mesas that rise dramatically from the desert floor.

The geologist explained how millions of years of erosion created these stunning mesa formations.

Native Americans considered the sacred mesa to be a bridge between earth and sky.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

plateautablelandbutte

Antonyms

valleycanyondepression

Related

clifferosionlandformgeologydesert

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