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Cuesta
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
a name of Spanish origin used in New Mexico for low ridges of steep descent on one side and gentle slope on the other. It has been proposed as a term for the land form which consists of the two elements of a steep scarp or "strike" face, and an inclined plain or gentle "dip" slope.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cuesta'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cuesta.html. 1910.