crag

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 There are three crags, and the plan is to develop one at a time, says J.D. Borgeson, the coalition's treasurer. Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025 Ultimately, the Clear Creek crags would only flirt with the wildfire. Hannah Provost, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2025 In the relatively minor case of the Clear Creek crags in the burn zone of the Goltra Fire, the JCOS team asked an anonymous local route developer to do an unofficial evaluation of the hardware at the affected crags. Hannah Provost, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2025 Slice and Dice is a 5.12 in Indian Creek on the Way Rambo crag. Maya Silver, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crag
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Noun
  • While every season is different depending on the location, some of the past challenges have included walking across a tightrope over a cliff, rescuing themselves from a sinking car and invading a crate filled with poisonous gases and chemicals.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Farther south, the chalk cliffs at Møns Klint plunge dramatically into the Baltic—blinding white against the deep blue.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Mara pairs epic views from its location on an escarpment with a strong conservation ethos and deep community ties.
    Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The escarpment is a line of cliffs and steep hills created by a geologic fault, Sharif said.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • The palisade walls and structural support beams that hold up the fort are made to look like wood but are constructed of concrete.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
  • But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Crag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crag. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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