ridge
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English rigge, from Old English hrycg 'creature's back',
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[edit] Noun
Wikipedia ridge (plural ridges)
- The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
- Highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.
- A chain of mountains.
- A chain of hills.
- A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.
- (meteorology) A type of warm air that comes down on to land from mountains.
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line of intersection
highest point on a roof
chain of mountains
chain of hills
elevation on ocean bottom
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[edit] Verb
ridge (third-person singular simple present ridges, present participle ridging, simple past and past participle ridged)
- (transitive) To form into a ridge
- (intransitive) To extend in ridges