Cuesta

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a cliff on the other.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. slope (acclivity or declivity).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An unsymmetrical ridge having a strong slope or escarpment on one side and a gentle slope on the other.
    • Word Usage
    "A cuesta is like a mesa except that it tapers off to one side."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Vesta    celesta    fiesta    podesta    testa   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sobra    whate    blue book    aprendido    andan    Rubia    ventana    sucedido    Brillo    techo   
     
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