Difference between Mesa and Plateau

What is the difference between Mesa and Plateau?

Mesa as a noun is flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges while Plateau as a noun is a largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.

Mesa

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Flat area of land or plateau higher than other land, with one or more clifflike edges

Plateau

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.A comparatively stable level in something that varies.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Reach a stable level; level off.

We hope you now know whether to use Mesa or Plateau in your sentence.

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