crag

1 of 2

noun (1)

1
: a steep rugged rock or cliff
2
archaic : a sharp detached fragment of rock
cragged adjective

crag

2 of 2

noun (2)

chiefly Scotland

Examples of crag in a Sentence

Noun (1) a menacing crag overhangs the hiking trail
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Noun
If Perez is at the top of the local pecking order, the young climbers who flock to Bishop from around the globe to train on world-class crags in Buttermilk Country and the Owens River Gorge are near the bottom. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024 And this month, the soaring crag delivers top-notch comet watching, too. Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024 More than 60 crags encompassing about 1,000 routes—mostly mid-grade sport climbing—can be found here. Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024 What’s more, the underwater mountain’s peaks, crags and ridges are home to coral gardens that host rare deep-dwelling octopuses, squids and creatures known as flying spaghetti monsters, some of which hadn’t been well documented before this research. Katie Hunt, CNN, 31 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crag 

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh craig rock

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Middle Dutch crāghe; akin to Old English cræga throat — more at craw

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crag was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Crag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crag. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

crag

noun
ˈkrag
: a steep rugged rock or cliff
craggy
ˈkrag-ē
adjective

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