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ridge
[ rij ]
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.
- (on a weather chart) a narrow, elongated area of high pressure.
verb (used with object)
- to provide with or form into a ridge or ridges.
- to mark with or as if with ridges.
verb (used without object)
- to form ridges.
ridge
/ ɪ /
noun
- 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
- any long narrow raised strip or elevation, as on a fabric or in ploughed land
- anatomy any elongated raised margin or border on a bone, tooth, tissue membrane, etc
- the top of a roof at the junction of two sloping sides
- ( as modifier )
a ridge tile
- the back or backbone of an animal, esp a whale
- meteorol an elongated area of high pressure, esp an extension of an anticyclone Compare trough
verb
- to form into a ridge or ridges
ridge
/ ĭ /
- A long narrow chain of hills or mountains.
- See mid-ocean ridge
- A narrow, elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure associated with an area of peak anticyclonic circulation.
- Compare trough
Derived Forms
- ˈ岵, adjective
- ˈ岵ˌ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- 岵l adjective
- ܲ·岵 adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ridge1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ridge1
Example Sentences
The shrub — reportedly named for leaves that can droop and coil like poodle fur — primarily grows in Southern California in chaparral between roughly 3,300 to 7,500 feet, on granitic slopes and ridges.
The brief sizzle is fueled by a peaking high-pressure ridge, along with an offshore flow that is pulling hot air from the mountains to the coastal areas, Munroe said.
A ridge of high pressure expected to settle over the region is driving the high temperatures, Lewis said.
Being at the top of a ridge is especially dangerous.
It’s never super-crowded, and when you get to that back top ridge and it’s overlooking all the mountains, and there’s eucalyptus trees … it’s so L.A.
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