crag

¹

[ krag ]

noun

1. a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.

crag

²

[ krag ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.

1. the neck, throat, or craw.

Crag

¹

/ kræɡ /

noun

1. a formation of shelly sandstone in E England, deposited during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs

crag

²

/ kræɡ /

noun

1. a steep rugged rock or peak

Other Words From

• craglike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crag¹

1275–1325; Middle English < British Celtic; akin to Welsh craig rock

Origin of crag²

1425–75; late Middle English cragge < Middle Dutch crage neck, throat; cognate with German Kragen collar; craw

Word History and Origins

Origin of crag¹

C13: of Celtic origin; related to Old Welsh creik rock

Example Sentences

Images from the scene showed a steep crag overlooking the riverbed where searchers were scrambling over boulders.

From Seattle Times

Fluffy white mountain goats perched among the crags of the Cascade Range have over the centuries become synonymous with the rugged landscape of Washington.

From Seattle Times

I hoped the low-lying crags would be too much for the old men and they would stumble.

From Literature

Some elements have changed since the bears roamed among the crags and through the meadows, but research suggests the bears might even thrive amid a changing climate.

From Seattle Times

There were crooked domes and sharp crags, ringed by carpets of bright green grass.

From New York Times

Related Words

• alp
• bluff
• butte
• cliff
• crag
• elevation
• eminence
• height
• mesa
• mount
• palisade
• peak
• pike
• precipice
• range
• ridge
• sierra
• tor
• volcano