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单词 cuesta
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cues•ta  (kwestə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geologya long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
  • Latin costa side (of a hill), rib; see coast
  • Spanish: shoulder, sloping land
  • 1810–20, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cuesta /ˈkwɛstə/ n
  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
Etymology: Spanish: shoulder, from Latin costa side, rib
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