coteaun.
/ˈkɒtəʊ/ North American.
An upland area; a dividing ridge (see quots.).
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coteau1839
1824 W. H. Keating Narr. Exped. St. Peter's River II. v. 244 The Coteau des Prairies is a very remarkable feature in the aspect of this region.]
1839 Boston Weekly Mag. 12 Jan. 143/2 The summit of the coteau or dividing ridge.
1883 3rd Ann. Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. 1881–2 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.
1918 S. S. Visher Geogr. 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.
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