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cuesta
CIDE DICTIONARY
cuesta, n. [Sp.].
A sloping plain, esp. one with the upper end at the crest of a cliff; a hill or ridge with one face steep and the opposite face gently sloping. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cuesta, n. Geog. a gentle slope, esp. one ending in a steep drop.
Etymology
Sp., = slope, f. L costa: see COAST
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