ledge
IPA: ɫˈɛdʒ
noun
- A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
- (geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
- A layer or stratum.
- A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
- (architecture) A (door or window) lintel.
- (architecture) A cornice.
- (shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
- (Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislature building.
- (Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislative assembly.
- (slang) Alternative form of lege (“a legend; a person held in high regard”) [(UK, Ireland, slang) A legend; colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard.]
verb
- (uncommon) To cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc).
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Examples of "ledge" in Sentences
- Climb up the ledge and go through the door.
- King escapes onto the ledge of the building.
- Jump to the left onto the ledge from the window.
- The settlement sits on the edge of a mountain ledge.
- I'm beginning to wonder if I hallucinated the ledge.
- The faces disappear from the ledge in the distraction.
- Chased to the top of the building, Stan stands on the ledge.
- It was built on the narrow ledge between the fort and the water.
- The Nature Conservancy manages the summit and ledges of Higby Mountain.
- From the third to sixth ledges require the competitor to hop to the next ledge.
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