Llano Estacado

Lla·no Es·ta·ca·do

(län′ō ĕs′tə-kä′dō, yä′-) An extensive, semiarid plateau region of the southern Great Plains in southeast New Mexico, western Texas, and northwest Oklahoma. The grazing lands also have resources of oil and natural gas.

Llano Estacado

(ˈlɑːnəʊ ˌɛstəˈkɑːdəʊ) n (Placename) the S part of the Great Plains of the US, extending over W Texas and E New Mexico: oil and natural gas resources. Chief towns: Lubbock and Amarillo. Area: 83 700 sq km (30 000 sq miles). Also called: Staked Plain

Lla•no Es•ta•ca•do

(ˈlɑ noʊ ˌɛs təˈkɑ doʊ, ˈlæn oʊ)
n. a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico.

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Llano Estacado - a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great PlainsLand of Enchantment, New Mexico, NM - a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican borderOK, Oklahoma, Sooner State - a state in south central United StatesLone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of MexicoGreat Plains, Great Plains of North America - a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans

Llano Estacado

(lä`nō ĕstəkä`dō) or

Staked Plain,

level, semiarid, plateaulike region of the S Great Plains, c.40,000 sq mi (103,600 sq km), E N.Mex. and W Tex., between the Pecos River and the Cap Rock escarpment. The High Plains of the Texas Panhandle (c.4,000 ft/1,220 m high), centered around Amarillo, are usually distinguished from the somewhat lower South Plains (c.2,500 ft/760 m), centered around Lubbock, Tex. Both are windswept grasslands. Formerly used for cattle ranching, the plains are dotted with dryland and irrigated farms as well as oil and natural-gas fields.

Llano Estacado

a plateau in the southern part of the Great Plains in the USA, with a level surface that is not very rugged. Elevation, 700-1,500 m. It is composed mainly of sandstones and limestones and is covered with unfixed sand in some places. There are karst landscapes. The Pecos River is the only permanent watercourse. The region is characterized by semidesert vegetation.

Llano Estacado

the S part of the Great Plains of the US, extending over W Texas and E New Mexico: oil and natural gas resources. Chief towns: Lubbock and Amarillo. Area: 83 700 sq. km (30 000 sq. miles)

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Staked Plain,

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noun a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains

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