butte /bjuːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'small hill' , from Old French bute 'pile of earth' ]
a hill with steep sides and a flat top in the western US
butte /bjuːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'small hill' , from Old French bute 'pile of earth' ]
a hill with steep sides and a flat top in the western US
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012