Ridge - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- any long raised strip
- a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
- a long narrow range of hills
- any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane
- a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters (syn: ridgepole)
verb
- throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides
Extra examples
We hiked along the ridge.
We made our way carefully along the ridge.
A small ridge of sand separated the field from the beach.
The ridges on the soles give the shoes a better grip.
The land ridges towards the South
He ridged his corn
It's a 20-minute climb to the ridge from here.
...the embankment is steep, so be careful walking along the ridge...
...the thunderstorm caught us unawares, and we scrambled to get off the ridge as lightning started to flash...
He surmounted the next ridge.
The ridge consists entirely of volcanic rock.
A ridge of high pressure is building up strongly over the Atlantic.
The weather map shows a ridge of high pressure coming in from the Atlantic.
...drew up the troops into a line along the ridge...
...the plan is to emplace more guns on the ridge north of the camp...
Word forms
singular: ridge
plural: ridges
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