Table-land

Table-land
Table-land Ta"ble-land`, n. A broad, level, elevated area of land; a plateau. [1913 Webster]

The toppling crags of Duty scaled, Are close upon the shining table-lands To which our God himself is moon and sun. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]


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