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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cuesta /ˈkwɛstə/

▶noun Geology a ridge formed by inclined strata, with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other.

– origin C19: from Sp., ‘slope’.

'cuesta' also found in these Oxford entries:

dip slope - scarp slope

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