mesa
pronunciation
How to pronounce mesa in British English:
UK [ˈmeɪsə]
How to pronounce mesa in American English:
US [ˈmesə]
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- Noun:
- flat tableland with steep edges
Word Origin
- mesa (n.)
- "high table land," 1759, from Spanish mesa "plateau," literally "table," from Latin mensa "table" (source of Rumanian masa, Old French moise "table").
Example
- 1. How did father know we were going to play la mesa ?
- 2. After about an hour of searching across the mesa , our detectors begin to beep .
- 3. Even more recently a research team has gone up to archuleta mesa to take soundings under the ground .
- 4. Even more recently an investigine teare has gone up to archuleta mesa to take soundings under the ground .
- 5. In mesa county , colo. , the sheriff 's department is testing a drone called the dragonfly x6 .