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costone

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costone

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accrescitivo di costa

noun costoni

  1. rilievo spigoloso, cresta sporgente, nervatura compatta, uniforme e ben delineata che corre lungo il dorso o il fianco di una montagna o di una catena di montagne
  2. prominenza rocciosa o morenica che si solleva netta e scoperta sulla superficie di un ghiacciaio

In English

  • crag rocky outcrop
  • cliff a (near) vertical rock face
  • ridge line along which two sloping surfaces meet
  • rib part similar to rib

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"costone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/costone.

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@misc{costone_2026,
  title = {costone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/costone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}