noun
- a hill or ridge with a steep face on one side and a gentle slope on the other
Usage: geology
Examples
- The cuesta provided a natural barrier between the two valleys.
- Geologists studied the limestone cuesta to understand the area’s formation.
- The road wound up the gentle slope of the cuesta.
- From the top of the cuesta, we could see for miles across the plain.
- The cuesta’s steep face was carved by millions of years of erosion.
- Many cuestas in Texas were formed by resistant rock layers.