CUESTA

Meaning of CUESTA in English

n. Geog. a gentle slope, esp. one ending in a steep drop. [Sp., = slope, f. L costa: see COAST]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012

CUESTA — noun see: coast Date: 1818 a hill or ridge with a steep face on one side and a gentle slope …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CUESTA — ˈkwestə, -wās- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Latin costa side, rib — more at coast 1. Southwest : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUESTA — (n.) A sloping plain, esp. one with the upper end at the crest of a cliff; a hill or ridge …
Английский словарь Webster
CUESTA — /kwes"teuh/ , n. a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUESTA — n. ridge with a steep slope on one side and a gradual slope on the other side
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CUESTA — noun Etymology: Spanish, from Latin costa side, rib — more at coast Date: 1818 : a hill or ridge with …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUESTA — add. ·noun a sloping plain, ·esp. one with the upper end at the crest of a cliff; a hill or …
Webster English vocab
CUESTA — [ 'kwɛstə ] ■ noun Geology a ridge formed by inclined strata, with a gentle slope on one side and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CUESTA — [cues.ta] n [Sp, fr. L costa side, rib--more at coast] (1818): a hill or ridge with a steep face on …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CUESTA — ( (Spanish: slope), ) also called Homoclinal Ridge, physical feature that has a steep cliff or escarpment on one side …
Britannica English vocabulary
CUESTA — n. Geog. a gentle slope, esp. one ending in a steep drop. [ Sp., = slope, f. L costa: see …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUESTA — n. Geog. a gentle slope, esp. one ending in a steep drop. Etymology: Sp., slope, f. L costa: see COAST
Oxford English vocab
CUESTA — квеста, куэста (геология) квеста, куэста (наклонная равнина)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUESTA — n геол. квеста, куэста ( наклонная равнина )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CUESTA — куэста (горный хребет несимметричного профиля - с одним пологим и одним крутым сколнами)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CUESTA — (n) квеста; куэста
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CUESTA — n геол. квеста, куэста ( наклонная равнина )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CUESTA — n геол. квеста, куэста ( наклонная равнина )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CUESTA — куэста
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
CUESTA — квеста, куэста (геология) квеста, куэста (наклонная равнина)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUESTA — n. Pronunciation: ' kwes-t ə Function: noun Etymology: Spanish, from Latin costa side, rib ― more at COAST Date: 1818 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CORTÉS, HERNÁN — later marqués del Valle de Oaxaca born 1485, Medellín, near Mérida, Extremadura, Castile died Dec. 2, 1547, Castilleja de la …
Английский словарь Британика
VALE — I. vale ˈvāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French val, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INFACE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: in (IV) + face : the steeper of the two slopes of a cuesta
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCARP SLOPE — ■ noun Geology the steeper slope of a cuesta, cutting across the underlying strata. Often contrasted with dip slope .
Concise Oxford English vocab
DIP SLOPE — ■ noun Geology the gentler slope of a cuesta, following the underlying strata. Often contrasted with scarp slope .
Concise Oxford English vocab
UDI-NSUKKA PLATEAU — pair of plateaus in south-central Nigeria that form a nearly continuous elevated area. The Nsukka Plateau, which forms the main …
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SAN SIMEON — village, San Luis Obispo county, southwestern California, U.S. It lies along the Pacific Ocean overlooking San Simeon Bay. Part of …
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SAN LUIS OBISPO — city, seat (1850) of San Luis Obispo county, western California, U.S., on San Luis Obispo Creek at the base of …
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PAVIA Y LACY, MANUEL — born July 6, 1814, Granada, Spain died Oct. 22, 1896, Madrid Spanish general whose defeat in the Spanish Revolution of …
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PARAN — estado (state) of southern Brazil, bounded to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the state of …
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GARDEL, CARLOS — born , either Dec. 11, 1887, Tacuaremb, Uruguay, or Dec. 24, 1890, Toulouse, Fr. died June 24, 1935, Medelln, Colom. …
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