1) Hill with a cliff on one side 2) Long, low ridge 3) Spanish hill 4) Spanish surname
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In general usage, a cuesta is a hill or ridge with a gentle, less than 5°, slope on one side, its backslope, and a steep slope, its frontslope, on the other. In geology and geomorphology, cuesta refers specifically to an asymmetric ridge with a long and gentle backslope, called a dip slope, that conforms with the dip of a resistant stratum or str...
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• (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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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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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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An elongate ridge formed on the tilted and eroded edges of gently dipping strata.
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a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
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