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词汇 cuesta
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cuesta
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkwes.tə/ us/ˈkwes.tə/
geology, environment specialized鬣丘,单面山,单斜脊
a ridge (= high, narrow edge along a mountain) with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other
The Niagara escarpment is a cuesta in southern Ontario. 尼亚加拉峭崖是位于南安大略的一座单面山。
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  • I had spectacular views cycling along the Cuesta de Miranda.
  • El Morro is technically a cuesta, a long sloping mesa terminating in an abrupt bluff.
  • The northwest-facing escarpment of the Jurassic chalk White Horse Hills is a UK example of a cuesta.
  • Michigan's cuestas are mostly buried by thick deposits of glacial drift.
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