English dictionary

butte

/b/j//u/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides

noun.object

Source: WordNet 3.0
a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper

noun.location

Source: WordNet 3.0
A detached low mountain, or high rising abruptly from the general level of the surrounding plain; -- applied to peculiar elevations in the Rocky Mountain region.

noun

Source: webster1913