cuesta

American  

[kwes-tuh] / ˈkwɛs tə /

noun

1. 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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cuesta British  

/ ˈkwɛstə /

noun

1. a long low ridge with a steep scarp slope and a gentle back slope, formed by the differential erosion of strata of differing hardness

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cuesta Scientific  

/ kwĕs′tə /

1. A ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a cliff or escarpment on the other. The gentler slope is formed by the differential erosion of underlying rock, and the cliff consists of an outcrop of harder, more resistant rock.

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Etymology

Origin of cuesta

1810–20, < Spanish: shoulder, sloping land < Latin costa side (of a hill), rib; coast

Example Sentences

“Civil society doesn’t have a seat at the table,” said Manuel Cuesta Morúa, a longtime pro-democracy activist in Havana.

From Los Angeles Times

Arteta turned to one of his oldest and most trusted allies: former Argentina, Paris St-Germain, Real Madrid and Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze, who replaced outgoing assistant Carlos Cuesta.

From BBC

“They are nervous,” Manuel Cuesta Morúa, a Havana-based political activist, said of the government.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This is existential,” said Manuel Cuesta Morua, a 62-year-old activist, speaking from Havana.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hundreds of mostly white, older constituents spilled over from Cuesta College’s performing arts center to an overflow room in the campus gymnasium.

From Los Angeles Times