Our wagonette had topped a rise and in front of us rose the huge expanse of the moor, mottled with gnarled and craggy cairns and tors. A cold wind swept down from it and set us shivering.
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Craggy
Synonyms for "craggy" (72 found)
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7 entriescraggy cliffcraggy outcropcraggy ridgegravelly voicehusky voicerugged featuresstern expression
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6 entriescraggy cliffscraggy coastlinecraggy featurescraggy outcropcraggy ridgecraggy terrain
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Inside the plane, half a dozen scientists are fine-tuning 10 kinds of weather sensors, including microwave and laser. They stay on board, monitoring their instruments, as pilots fly over pre-selected snowy mountains, and high, snowy mesas. They’re seeking accurate snow measurements, even when craggy peaks mean snow is at different levels in the peaks and the valleys. Even when trees and forests hide the snow.
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The mountains ahead are craggy and almost impassable.
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The goat climbed up the craggy rocks.
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