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 Climbers also need to allow up to an hour for walking to the crag. Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025 Rebirth unfolds across a formidable, often beautiful landscape of crags, jungle, rivers and ruins, both modern and ancient. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 June 2025 The area has also become a hotbed of rock climbing, and the most popular crag for out-of-towners is Stone Fort, a bouldering area 20 miles north of downtown with 400 problems on high quality sandstone. Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 3 June 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for crag
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Noun
  • And thanks to the towering cliffs that shield the shoreline from strong winds, the beaches often stay warm even as the air cools.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
  • These boulders, ranging in size from several meters to hundreds of meters and weighing up to a few tons, occasionally tumble down cliffs and crater walls, leaving bright tracks of disturbed lunar dust behind.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Perched on the eastern escarpment of the Great Rift Valley with the Ewaso Narok River to the east and the slopes of Mount Kenya to the south, andBeyond Suyian Lodge offers endless panoramic views and access to a wide variety of landscapes, from savannas to rivers and Vechellia woodlands.
    Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This park is all escarpments, rivers, and old forests.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2025.

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