noun Western U.S. and Canada.
an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.
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| (Western US), (Canadian) an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill | |
| [C19: from French, from Old French bute mound behind a target, from but target; see | |
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Word Origin & History
butte
1805, Amer.Eng., from Fr. butte, from O.Fr. but "mound, knoll" (see butt (n.3)). A French word introduced in Lewis & Clark's journals.
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Science Dictionary
butte  (by t) Pronunciation Key
A steep-sided hill with a flat top, often standing alone in an otherwise flat area. A butte is smaller than a mesa. |
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butte
city, seat (1881) of Silver Bow county, southwestern Montana, U.S., on the western slope of the Continental Divide.
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