cuesta
cuesta[ˈkwɛstə]noun- (Geology)a ridge with a gentle slope (dip) on one side and a steep slope (scarp) on the other
(地质)单斜脊;单面山
语源- early 19th cent. (originally a US term for a steep slope at the edge of a plain): from Spanish, slope', from Latin costa 'rib, flank'
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