crag

Definition of cragnext
as in cliff
a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice a menacing crag overhangs the hiking trail

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Recent Examples of crag 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 trail also leads to access points for crags with more than 350 individual routes frequented by Denver-area climbers, and up toward mountaintophomes on Conifer Mountain, just outside the park. Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 All these people took advantage of the sheep population, but a remnant of the herd remained among the rocky crags of the San Andres, where grass is sparse and water rare. Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crag
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Noun
  • Water suddenly pours over the basalt cliffs, plunging into the glassy, almost perfectly circular pool below.
    Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Time hits differently on the Aeolians, particularly on sleepy Salina, whose volcanic slopes are carpeted in wild capers and whose lava-houses and fishing villages appear cantilevered over the cliffs, with views of a smoking Stromboli.
    Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • At 5 o’clock the sun dropped behind Steamboat Mountain, a towering escarpment that overshadows the entire area.
    William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Tries a first flight from the escarpment, a learner breeze across the valley, and realises – wow!
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Crag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crag. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.

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