crag

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 In the long-term, pick up on the patterns that dictate your crag conflicts. Lucie Hanes, Outside Online, 18 Jan. 2025 Across the city, five blazes—the Palisades, Eaton, Kenneth, Hurst, and Sunset fires—torched favorite trail systems and climbing crags, bike routes, and surf shops. Gavin Feek, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025 Here, coastal cliffs and crags are punctuated by black-sand beaches and rich rainforest hides a towering volcanic cone. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024 Yes, the final leg of your journey may be a bit lengthy, depending on your airport of choice, but the ride is accented by soaring mountain crags, centuries-old castles, and cliff-side vineyards. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for crag
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Noun
  • Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False The cliff faces in the video are not tree stumps.
    Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Shots of the island’s raw, jagged cliffs and almost acid-green vegetation are bound to mesmerize.
    Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Off the water, an easy 1.25-mile hike leads to one of the overlooks at Horseshoe Bend, where the Colorado River takes a drastic turn around a massive sandstone escarpment.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The stately Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is a ubiquitous presence in Quebec City, always peering down on visitors from its highpoint on the Cap Diamant escarpment.
    Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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

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“Crag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crag. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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