Look up: cuesta

1. Cuesta
   Cues'ta noun [ Spanish ] A sloping plain, esp. one with the upper end at the crest of a cliff; a hill or ridge with one face steep and the opposite face gently sloping. [ Southwestern U. S.]
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2. Cuesta
   • (n.) A sloping plain, esp. one with the upper end at the crest of a cliff; a hill or ridge with one face steep and the opposite face gently sloping.
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3. cuesta
   physical feature that has a steep cliff or escarpment on one side and a gentle dip or back slope on the other. This landform occurs in areas of ... [2 related articles]
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4. cuesta
   cuesta (kwes'tu) , asymmetric ridge characterized by a short, steep escarpment on one side, and a long, gentle slope on the other. The steep side exposes the edge of erosion-resistant rock layers that form the cuestas. They are usually formed by erosion in plains areas underlain by gently dippin...
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5. Cuesta
   face of a cuesta broken by a fault.<br>Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee. In structural geology and geomorphology, a `cuesta` (from Spanish: "slope") is a ridge formed by gently tilted sedimentary rock strata in a quote=Cuestas with dip slopes of 40°–45° or higher are usually c...
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