plateau
noun /ˈplætəʊ/
/plæˈtəʊ/
(plural plateaux
/ˈplætəʊz/
/plæˈtəʊz/
, plateaus)- an area of flat land that is higher than the land around it
enlarge image- The summit is a windswept plateau of scattered rocks.
- From a narrow fringe of coastal plain, the main island rises to a central plateau.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- broad
- vast
- …
- reach
- overlook something
- across a/the plateau
- a time of little or no change after a period of growth or progress
- Inflation has reached a plateau.
- The children's standard of reading seems to have reached a plateau.
WordfinderTopics Moneyc2- boom
- decline
- dip
- fluctuate
- level off/out
- peak
- plateau
- plummet
- slump
- trend
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from Old French platel, diminutive of plat ‘level’.