Butte

/bˈʌt/

/ˈbjut/

Butte

a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper

a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides

Examples

1. I meant buttes.

2. In 1908, a flood washed mining waste from Butte into local waterways.

3. Life in hardscrabble Butte offered few opportunities for a restless Bob Knievel.

4. Those buttes are so ingrained in pop culture that they can be used as shorthand for stories of Western adventure.