1
: a steep rugged rock or cliff
2
archaic
: a sharp detached fragment of rock
Examples of crag in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a menacing crag overhangs the hiking trail
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
In the decades that followed, outdoor climbing was effectively reserved for those with ready access to crags and gear, who had ample time and energy to burn.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
Colorado Parks and Wildlife dedicated a new pedestrian bridge on Thursday in Eldorado Canyon State Park, where steep sandstone cliffs and precipitous crags have lured expert rock climbers from around the world since the 1970s.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
The park’s Big Badlands Overlook peers east, where the moon will climb above a sea of striated crag.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Like one icicle falling from an alpine crag onto an unstable snow cornice below, a small slide rapidly turns into a thundering avalanche.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
In the decades that followed, outdoor climbing was effectively reserved for those with ready access to crags and gear, who had ample time and energy to burn.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
Colorado Parks and Wildlife dedicated a new pedestrian bridge on Thursday in Eldorado Canyon State Park, where steep sandstone cliffs and precipitous crags have lured expert rock climbers from around the world since the 1970s.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
The park’s Big Badlands Overlook peers east, where the moon will climb above a sea of striated crag.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Crag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crag. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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