crag

noun

ˈkrag How to pronounce crag (audio)
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as in cliff
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice a menacing crag overhangs the hiking trail

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Recent Examples of crag While these crags are not the most challenging climbs, their proximity to the city is unique, which explains how outfitters like Klättermusen have flourished. — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025 One of the best places to see puffins is the Isle of Staffa, an uninhabited volcanic crag rising from the gray seas off the Isle of Mull. — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025 Mountaineering The greater Stockholm area is an urban rock climber’s playground, with granite crags everywhere — including Kanalklippan, a blasted rock face along the Danvik canal in the city center. — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025 All those records and tapes and spools and switches and knobs feel as much part of the landscape as the thistles, the moss, the crags, the forests. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crag
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  1. cliff
  2. escarpment
  3. palisade
Noun
  • The burial chamber was uncovered at the base of a desert cliff almost 23 feet beneath Abydos, one of Egypt’s oldest cities about 300 miles south of Cairo and roughly six miles from the Nile River.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Researchers uncovered the tomb at the mountain, at the base of a high desert cliff where strong winds carry gusts of sand.
    — Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of cliff
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  • The rim is a 1,200-foot-tall escarpment that rises dramatically above a broad valley, giving you the perfect perch for spotting the show.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
  • During that time, the rover traveled about 1.2 miles along escarpments researchers believe were once part of an ocean shore 4 billion years ago.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of escarpment
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  • But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources.
    — Kathleen Kewley, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of palisade

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