A high tableland; a plateau on a hill. A relatively small flat-
topped hill or mountain. An isolated flat-topped hill (Spanish,
literally, table, from Latin mensa [1759 ]) A flat-topped,
steep-sided upland topped by a resistant formation. Flattop
mountain called ``a table'' in Spanish. (Qu., from the Spanish
"table" or "Mass") -- ceremonial table used in rituals and
social events in Cuyo Cuyo, laden with coca, alcohol, or foods
to serve to supernatural beings or to the guests. A large, flat-
topped hill (with a surface area of several square km) in an
arid region. A mesa is a flat-topped mountain or hill common
throughout the Southwest. Spanish explorers called these
geographic features mesas, which means table in Spanish, because
they resemble tables with smooth, flat tops, and sides that drop
away steeply. Back to 'table-topped' plateau, prevalent
throughout northern Mexico and the south-western United States.
table-topped plateau bounded by cliffs A flat-topped, steep-
sided high-land capped with a resistant