butte
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈbjut// UK //bˈʌt// butte
n. a tall, flat-topped hill with very steep sides. You usually see these in dry, desert-like areas.
n. an isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and a small, relatively flat top. It is smaller than a mesa but formed by similar erosional processes in arid regions.
The lone butte stands tall against the desert sky.
As we drove through the valley, we saw a massive red butte rising sharply from the flat ground.
The geological survey identified the butte as a remnant of a much larger plateau that had been worn away by millions of years of wind and water erosion.
Perhaps a variant spelling of Butt.
Usage
Commonly used in the context of North American geography, particularly in the Western United States.