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cues·ta  (kwst)
n.
A ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a cliff on the other.
[Spanish, from Latin costa, side; see kost- in Indo-European roots.]
cuesta [ˈkwɛstə]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a long low ridge with a steep scarp slope and a gentle back slope, formed by the differential erosion of strata of differing hardness
[Spanish: shoulder, from Latin costa side, rib]
cuesta  (kwst)
A ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a cliff or escarpment on the other. The gentler slope is formed by the differential erosion of underlying rock, and the cliff consists of an outcrop of harder, more resistant rock.


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