Definition
coteau
noun
- a small hill or the side of a hill; a hillock.
Usage: chiefly North American; often used in place names, especially in the Great Plains and Canada
Examples
- The coteau rose gently above the prairie.
- Settlers built their homesteads on the coteaus to avoid flooding.
- The landscape was dotted with small coteaus and ravines.
- From the top of the coteau, we could see for miles across the plains.
- The region is known for its rolling coteaus and grasslands.