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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic Celtic] [[origin]]; akin to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh Welsh] ''craig'' rock |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1: A steep or precipitous rugged rock. | *1: A steep or precipitous rugged rock. | ||
*2: A detached or projecting rough piece of rock. | *2: A detached or projecting rough piece of rock. | ||
| − | *3: A local name for deposits of shelly sand found in [ | + | *3: A local name for deposits of shelly sand found in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk Norfolk], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk Suffolk], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex Essex], and used for manure; applied in [[Geology]] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliocene Pliocene] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miocene Miocene] strata to which these deposits belong, called, in order of age, the Coralline Crag, Red Crag, and Mammaliferous or Norwich Crag. |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
*A steep rugged mass of rock projecting upward or outward, especially a cliff or vertical rock exposure in the north of England or in Scotland (Irish: ''creag'', Scottish Gaelic: ''creag'', Welsh: ''craig''). | *A steep rugged mass of rock projecting upward or outward, especially a cliff or vertical rock exposure in the north of England or in Scotland (Irish: ''creag'', Scottish Gaelic: ''creag'', Welsh: ''craig''). | ||
*A rock-climbers' term for a cliff or group of cliffs, in any location, which is or may be suitable for climbing | *A rock-climbers' term for a cliff or group of cliffs, in any location, which is or may be suitable for climbing | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crag_and_tail Crag and tail], a geological formation caused by the passage of a [[glacier]] over an area of hard rock |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*'''''[[Rock shelter]]''''' | *'''''[[Rock shelter]]''''' | ||
*'''''[[Scouts]]''''' | *'''''[[Scouts]]''''' | ||
[[Category: Earth Science]] | [[Category: Earth Science]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:45, 12 December 2020
Origin
Middle English, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh craig rock
Definitions
- 1: A steep or precipitous rugged rock.
- 2: A detached or projecting rough piece of rock.
- 3: A local name for deposits of shelly sand found in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, and used for manure; applied in Geology to the Pliocene and Miocene strata to which these deposits belong, called, in order of age, the Coralline Crag, Red Crag, and Mammaliferous or Norwich Crag.
Description
- A steep rugged mass of rock projecting upward or outward, especially a cliff or vertical rock exposure in the north of England or in Scotland (Irish: creag, Scottish Gaelic: creag, Welsh: craig).
- A rock-climbers' term for a cliff or group of cliffs, in any location, which is or may be suitable for climbing
- Crag and tail, a geological formation caused by the passage of a glacier over an area of hard rock
