cuesta
/ˈkwestə/noun
- Geology a ridge with a gentle slope (dip) on one side and a steep slope (scarp) on the other【地质】单斜脊, 单面山。
词源
early 19th cent. (originally a US term for a steep slope at the edge of a plain)： from Spanish, 'slope', from Latin costa 'rib, flank'.