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 Here, coastal cliffs and crags are punctuated by black-sand beaches and rich rainforest hides a towering volcanic cone. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2024 Yes, the final leg of your journey may be a bit lengthy, depending on your airport of choice, but the ride is accented by soaring mountain crags, centuries-old castles, and cliff-side vineyards. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for crag 
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Noun
  • Tiny the hound became stranded in the middle of the cliff face near the mountain’s summit on Jan. 1, Mesa County Search and Rescue said on Facebook.
    Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Some solid increases across the board here suggest that with at least these two titles (admittedly, a tiny sample size), the RTX 5090 may not see too much of a cliff with older games.
    John Burek, PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The stately Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is a ubiquitous presence in Quebec City, always peering down on visitors from its highpoint on the Cap Diamant escarpment.
    Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Hike back down the Beach Trail from the visitors center through chaparral and sandy bluffs to the shore at Flat Rock, where rain has eroded deep arroyos into the 300-foot sandstone escarpments.
    Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • But what are the other buildings impacted by palisades fires?
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources.
    Kathleen Kewley, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024

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“Crag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crag. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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