Definition of "mesa" []

• A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more clifflike sides, common in the southwest United States. (noun)

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• "The distinction between plateaus and mesas is vague; in fact, in local usage the term mesa is usually applied to all of these tables which do not carry volcanic mountains."
• "The good thing is Americans know and don't forget. brian in mesa"
• "Anyone who abuses his wife and child is my kind of real man. brian in mesa"