noun
- plural of butte; isolated hills or mountains with steep sides and flat tops
Usage: geology
Examples
- The landscape was dotted with several tall buttes rising from the desert floor.
- Ancient volcanic buttes dominated the horizon in the national park.
- Erosion carved these distinctive buttes over millions of years.
- The hiking trail led us around the base of two prominent buttes.
- Native American tribes considered these sacred buttes important landmarks.
- Geologists study how wind and water shaped these sandstone buttes.