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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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
Mount Lemmon, the tallest peak in the Santa Catalina Mountains, is a premier climbing destination with more than 2,700 routes ranging from beginner-friendly crags to expert-level ascents.
—Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
Both islands share a granitic composition, leading to the rocky crags bookending sandy coves.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Noun
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
Mount Lemmon, the tallest peak in the Santa Catalina Mountains, is a premier climbing destination with more than 2,700 routes ranging from beginner-friendly crags to expert-level ascents.
—Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 21 Mar. 2025
Both islands share a granitic composition, leading to the rocky crags bookending sandy coves.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Crag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crag. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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