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- Dictionaryridge/rɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. a long, narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed: "the North-East ridge of Everest"
- 2. an elongated region of high barometric pressure: "a high-pressure ridge helping to steer cyclones further south"
verb
- 1. mark with or form into narrow raised bands: "a field ploughed in narrow stretches that are ridged up slightly"
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A ridge is a long, narrow, elevated geomorphologic landform, structural feature, or a combination of both separated from the surrounding terrain by steep sides. The sides of a ridge slope away from a narrow top, the crest or ridgecrest, with the terrain dropping down on either side. The crest, if narrow, is also called a ridgeline.
RIDGE definition: 1. a long, narrow raised part of a surface, especially a high edge along a mountain: 2. the part…. Learn more.
The meaning of RIDGE is an elevated body part or structure. How to use ridge in a sentence.
A ridge is a long, narrow, elevated strip of land or any raised strip or band. A ridge is a line that rises above what it is attached to. Think of a ridge as a combination between rim and edge.
RIDGE meaning: 1. a long, narrow raised part of a surface, especially a high edge along a mountain: 2. the part…. Learn more.
ridge. (rĭj) n. 1. A long narrow upper section or crest: the ridge of a wave. 2. a. A long, narrow, elevated section of the earth's surface, such as a chain of hills or mountains or the divide between adjacent valleys. b. A long mountain range on the ocean floor. 3. A narrow, elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure.
noun. a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains. the long and narrow upper edge, angle, or crest of something, as a hill, wave, or vault. the back of an animal. any raised, narrow strip, as on cloth. the horizontal line in which the tops of the rafters of a roof meet.
noun. 1. a long narrow raised land formation with sloping sides esp one formed by the meeting of two faces of a mountain or of a mountain buttress or spur. 2. any long narrow raised strip or elevation, as on a fabric or in ploughed land. 3. anatomy.
a raised line on the surface of something; the point where two sloping surfaces join. The ridges on the soles of my boots stopped me from slipping. the ridge of the roof. [usually singular] ridge (of high pressure) (specialist) a long narrow area of high pressure in the atmosphere. a ridge of high pressure over the Atlantic. compare trough.
Noun. Verb. Pronoun. Filter. noun. ridges. A long narrow upper section or crest. The ridge of a wave. American Heritage. An animal's spine or back. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The long, narrow top or crest of something, as of an animal's back, a wave, a mountain, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
