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Plural of butte

regular plural

The plural of butte is buttes.

Forms of butte

Singularbutte /ˈbjuːt/
Pluralbuttes /bjuːts/
Countablecountable

Buttes in a sentence

  • Layers of sandstone serve as capstones of pillars and buttes; other layers of differing hardness yield erosional goblins of myriad form.1975 June, United States Bureau of Land Management, Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System Draft Environmental Impact Statement part V…. From the entry goblin

Meaning of butte

  1. noun An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.

Full definition of butte

Questions about the plural of butte

What is the plural of butte?
The plural of butte is buttes.
Is butte countable?
Butte is a countable noun.

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