"tablemount" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tablemounts [plural]
Etymology: Blend of table + seamount Etymology templates: {{blend|en|table|seamount}} Blend of table + seamount Head templates: {{en-noun}} tablemount (plural tablemounts)
  1. A seamount with a flat top; synonym of guyot. Categories (topical): Oceanography Categories (place): Landforms Related terms: mesa (alt: homologous landform on land)
    Sense id: en-tablemount-en-noun-wdVAbOVs Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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