crag

English

A crag.

Wikipedia

Etymology

Of uncertain Celtic origin; compare Scots craig, Scottish Gaelic creag, Irish creag, Welsh craig, Manx creg.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɹaɡ/, (RP) IPA: /kræɡ/
• Rhymes: -æɡ

Noun

crag (plural crags)

1. A rocky outcrop.
   • Sir Walter Scott

     From crag to crag the signal flew.

2. (geology) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.

Derived terms

• cragfast
• craggy
• cragsman

Translations

a rocky outcrop

• Albanian: shkrep m , skërkë f
• Bulgarian: чукар (bg) (čukar) m, канара (bg) (kanara) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 峭壁 (cmn) (qiàobì), 崖 (cmn) (yá)

• Czech: útes (cs) m, převis (cs) m
• Finnish: kalliojyrkänne (fi)

• Georgian: კლდე (ka) (klde)
• Japanese: 巨岩 (ja) (きょがん, kyogan), 崖 (ja) (がけ, gake)
• Russian: скала (ru) (skalá) f, утёс (ru) (utjós) m
• Scottish Gaelic: creag (gd) f, carraig (gd) f
• Spanish: afloramiento rocoso m

Anagrams

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