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plateau

Definition

noun: a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it
noun: a usually extensive land area having a relatively level surface raised sharply above adjacent land on at least one side
verb: to stop growing or increasing
verb: to reach a level, period, or condition of stability or maximum attainment
synonyms: tableland, table-land, highland

Examples

After several years of rapid growth, the company is now at a 'plateau'. [=it has stopped growing]
Sales of computers have 'plateaued' in recent years.
The price of gas seems to have reached a 'plateau'.

Movie quotes

(..) Yeah, yeah, can I help you? In so many ways. Working late tonight, aren't you? Yeah, I work better at night. And these soil samples just arrived from the Bindura plateau. Ah, Zimbabwe. Their crops have been overrun by disease for decades. Well... ...your work will put an end to that. (..)
1998 TvShow: Charmed Title: The Truth Is Out There... and It Hurts Season: 1 Episode 8