| arroyo |
a steep ditch carved in a plain or desert by the force of running water. Arroyos are usually dry except after a heavy rainfall. |
| bluff1 |
a hill or shore with steep sides. |
| butte |
a steep hill or mountain with a flat top that stands alone on flat land. |
| cable car |
an enclosed vehicle either on rails or hanging from a cable that is pulled back and forth by a moving cable. A cable car carries people up and down a steep slope or across a chasm. |
| canyon |
a deep valley with steep sides. |
| cascade |
a steep waterfall or series of small waterfalls. [1/2 definitions] |
| cliff |
a high, steep face of rock or earth. |
| continental shelf |
the edge of a continent that is below water. Just beyond the continental shelf lies a steep slope leading down to the ocean floor. |
| fjord |
a long, narrow ocean inlet that passes between high and rocky banks or steep cliffs. |
| gentle |
gradual or mild; not steep or sudden. [1/4 definitions] |
| Grand Canyon |
a long, deep valley with steep, rocky walls formed by the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon is in northwestern Arizona. |
| gulch |
a rocky valley with steep sides. A gulch sometimes has a stream running through it. |
| landslide |
the falling of earth down a steep slope. [1/2 definitions] |
| mesa |
a high piece of land with a flat top and steep sides, found in Mexico and the southwest area of the United States. |
| mountain |
a land mass with great height and steep sides that is higher than a hill. [1/2 definitions] |
| pail |
a container with steep sides and a handle; bucket. [1/2 definitions] |
| palisade |
(plural) a long line of steep cliffs, along a river or coastline. [1/2 definitions] |
| tram1 |
a vehicle hung from a cable and used for carrying loads up or down steep hills or across chasms; cable car. [1/3 definitions] |