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Definition plateau in British English

plateau noun

[countable] noun
/ˈplætəʊ/
1

a large flat area of land that is higher than the land around it

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2

a period of time when something stops increasing or improving

Example

The recent boom in mobile phone sales seems to have reached a plateau.

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Definition plateau in British English