English

Noun

plateaux

1. plural form of plateau
   • 1957: Justin O’Brien, The Fall, 1976 reprint, ch. 2, pp20–21 (Penguin Books; ISBN 0 14 00 1762 3); a translation from the original 1956 French work La Chute, by Albert Camus

     In the mountains I used to flee the deep valleys for the passes and plateaux; at the very least, I was a man of the uplands.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pla.to/

Noun

plateaux m

1. plural of plateau