ridge
IPA: rˈɪdʒ
noun
- (anatomy) The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.
- Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
- The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
- The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.
- (fortifications) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
- A chain of mountains.
- A chain of hills.
- (oceanography) A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.
- (meteorology) An elongated region of high atmospheric pressure.
- A village in Hertsmere district, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
- A toponymic surname from Middle English, named after the natural feature.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
verb
- (transitive) To form into a ridge
- (intransitive) To extend in ridges
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Examples of "ridge" in Sentences
- The adipose ridge is light brown.
- The north ridge is an inhospitable place.
- The tail is compressed laterally and ridged.
- The area of the asylum is known as The Ridges.
- The first determines the existence of the ridge.
- The hilly spine of the island is the main ridge.
- The Southern ridge is in the centre of the picture.
- Pines predominate on the south sides of the ridges.
- The portion of the Metacomet ridge is in Massachusetts.
- Approximately along the crest of the ridge is in the alpine zone.
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