cuesta.

A ridge with one gentle slope and one steeper face, typically following tilted rock layers.

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Words that belong together

• limestone cuesta
• cuesta ridge

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The limestone cuesta descended gently toward the farmland.

Its steep face identified the ridge as a cuesta.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular cuesta; plural cuestas. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.