cuesta
[ kwes-tuh ]
/ ˈkwɛs tə /
noun
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
Origin of cuesta
1810–20,
Americanism; < Spanish: shoulder, sloping land < Latin
costa side (of a hill), rib; see
coast
Words nearby cuesta
cued speech,
cueing,
cueist,
cuenca,
cuernavaca,
cuesta,
cuevas,
cuff,
cuff button,
cuff link,
cuffe
Example sentences from the Web for cuesta
British Dictionary definitions for cuesta
cuesta
/ (ˈkwɛstə) /
noun
a long low ridge with a steep scarp slope and a gentle back slope, formed by the differential erosion of strata of differing hardness
Word Origin for cuesta
Spanish: shoulder, from Latin
costa side, rib
Scientific definitions for cuesta
cuesta
[ kwĕs′tə ]
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.