Coteau
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈtoʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coteau is a noun meaning (US, Canada) A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys.
Meaning
(US, Canada) A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys.
More Meanings
- (US, Canada) The side of a valley.
Example Sentences
It happened when he was a tiny boy standing at the edge of a prairie coteau. From that place, he saw the buffalo trudging out of the horizon on one side of the world.
Word Forms
- coteaus
- coteaux
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lac, cote, cove, coulee, canada, combe.
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