Meaning of cuesta | Babel Free

Definitions

1. slope (acclivity or declivity)
2. A hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side, and a steep slope on the other.
3. A surname from Spanish.
4. third-person singular present indicative
5. second-person singular imperative

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Examples

“At that point⟳ the cuesta is 10 miles wide but the hilltops have⟳ an eastward descent of only about 62 feet. In its general eastward slope the surface of the cuesta is exactly that of one made by weathering and stream erosion, acting upon a gently-dipping limestone bed in a region never glaciated.”

“In eastern Wisconsin the cuesta is drift-covered and less noticeable; permanent settlement came later; lead⟳ and zinc mining was absent; and industrial development took a different course.”

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