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‖ coteau N. Amer.|kɔto|
[Fr., = hill, hillside.]
An upland area; a dividing ridge (see quots.).
[1824Keating Exped. St. Peter's River II. v. 244 The Coteau des Prairies is a very remarkable feature in the aspect of this region.] 1839Boston Wkly. Mag. 12 Jan. 143/2 The summit of the coteau or dividing ridge. 1883Chamberlin in 3rd Ann. Rep. U.S. Geol. Survey 19 The moraines of this region, as far north as the head of the coteau, together with the general character of the associated deposits of the adjacent territory. 1918Visher S. Dakota 36 Topographically the coteaus may be considered as extensive mesas standing some 500 to 700 feet above the Dakota Valley which separates them. |