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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic Celtic] [[origin]]; akin to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh Welsh] ''craig'' rock | + | [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 |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
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| ==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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk Norfolk], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk Suffolk], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex Essex], and used for manure; applied in [[Geology]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliocene Pliocene] and [http://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. | + | *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 |
− | *[http://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 | + | *[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== |
| + | *'''''[[Rock shelter]]''''' |
| + | *'''''[[Scouts]]''''' |
| [[Category: Earth Science]] | | [[Category: Earth Science]] |