butte

[ byoot ]

/ byut /

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noun Western U.S. and Canada.

an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.

Origin of butte

1650–60, Americanism;<North American French; French: low hill, mound, Old French: landmark, target, apparently feminine derivative of butbutt²

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH butte

beaut, butte , Butte

Words nearby butte

butt, buttals, butt bra, butt chisel, butt-dial, butte, butt end, butter, butter-and-egg man, butter-and-eggs, butterball

Definition for butte (2 of 2)

Butte

[ byoot ]

/ byut /

noun

a city in SW Montana: mining center.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Butte

beaut, butte, Butte

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Example sentences from the Web for butte

A week ago, Amanda Curtis was a just math teacher from Butte with a TED talk.
Meet Montana's Nose-Ringed Candidate for the U.S. Senate|Ben Jacobs|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tedford spotted Rodgers while recruiting another Butte player, but Rodgers still wears Butte jerseys.
Aaron Rodgers: the NFL’s Best Quarterback of All Time|Allen Barra|January 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the end, conduct that might not fly in Butte could draw a fugghedaboudit in Brooklyn.
Anthony Weiner's Scramble to Save His House Seat|Howard Kurtz|June 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The butte scenery both approaching and leaving Green River was very fine.
Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway|Effie Price Gladding

And just here we climb out once more, to take another bearing on The Butte of the Cross.
Canyons of the Colorado|J. W. Powell
Some of us go out for half a mile and climb a butte to the north.
Canyons of the Colorado|J. W. Powell
He had made the trip over from Butte the day before, and now expectantly awaited the appearance of the Honorable William.
A Man of Two Countries|Alice Harriman
In the sandstone formation atop the butte is a cave formed by wind and water erosion.
North Dakota|Various

British Dictionary definitions for butte

butte

/ (bjuːt) /

noun

Western US and Canadian an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill

Word Origin for butte

C19: from French, from Old French bute mound behind a target, from but target; see butt ²

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for butte

butte

[ byōōt ]

A steep-sided hill with a flat top, often standing alone in an otherwise flat area. A butte is smaller than a mesa.

单词	butte
释义	butte [ byoot ] / byut / SEE SYNONYMS FOR butte ON THESAURUS.COM noun Western U.S. and Canada. an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land. Origin of butte 1650–60, Americanism;<North American French; French: low hill, mound, Old French: landmark, target, apparently feminine derivative of butbutt² WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH butte beaut, butte , Butte Words nearby butte butt, buttals, butt bra, butt chisel, butt-dial, butte, butt end, butter, butter-and-egg man, butter-and-eggs, butterball Definition for butte (2 of 2) Butte [ byoot ] / byut / noun a city in SW Montana: mining center. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Butte beaut, butte, Butte Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for butte A week ago, Amanda Curtis was a just math teacher from Butte with a TED talk. Meet Montana's Nose-Ringed Candidate for the U.S. Senate\|Ben Jacobs\|August 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Tedford spotted Rodgers while recruiting another Butte player, but Rodgers still wears Butte jerseys. Aaron Rodgers: the NFL’s Best Quarterback of All Time\|Allen Barra\|January 15, 2012\|DAILY BEAST In the end, conduct that might not fly in Butte could draw a fugghedaboudit in Brooklyn. Anthony Weiner's Scramble to Save His House Seat\|Howard Kurtz\|June 8, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The butte scenery both approaching and leaving Green River was very fine. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway\|Effie Price Gladding And just here we climb out once more, to take another bearing on The Butte of the Cross. Canyons of the Colorado\|J. W. Powell Some of us go out for half a mile and climb a butte to the north. Canyons of the Colorado\|J. W. Powell He had made the trip over from Butte the day before, and now expectantly awaited the appearance of the Honorable William. A Man of Two Countries\|Alice Harriman In the sandstone formation atop the butte is a cave formed by wind and water erosion. North Dakota\|Various British Dictionary definitions for butte butte / (bjuːt) / noun Western US and Canadian an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill Word Origin for butte C19: from French, from Old French bute mound behind a target, from but target; see butt ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to butte ridge, dune, promontory, bluff, cliff, hilltop, elevation, pile, peak, sierra, volcano, slope, hillside, highland, acclivity, incline, prominence, hillock, mount, rise Scientific definitions for butte butte [ byōōt ] A steep-sided hill with a flat top, often standing alone in an otherwise flat area. A butte is smaller than a mesa. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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butte

noun Western U.S. and Canada.

Origin of butte

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH butte

Words nearby butte

Definition for butte (2 of 2)

noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Butte

Example sentences from the Web for butte

British Dictionary definitions for butte

noun

Word Origin for butte

Words related to butte

Scientific definitions for butte