ridge
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- noun
- /rɪdʒ/
:
cresta
- The hikers followed the narrow path along the ridge for stunning views of the valley below.
- ridges and valleys
- ridge-top
- mounds and ridges
Peaks and and ridges give strength to the Dome.
- Peaks and and ridges give strength to the Dome.
- Now we need our front and back Ridge board, something like that.
Examples
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Groups were separated by small hills, ridges, wooded areas, and open areas.
Academic text (1992) -
Head north over the ridge, then come about southeast.
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The highest ridge is up there.
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We're up at Western Ridge.
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If we get up over the ridge, should be able to find the interstate.
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Above the ridge of the hills, another ridge of blue clouds was rising.
Fiction book (1990) -
The car was driving along a high ridge, overlooking a fast-moving river below.
Fiction book (1990) -
I stood on a mountain and squinted at other mountains, white ridge after white ridge.
Fiction book (1990) -
Seed and tubers were planted on the ridge and along the side of the rows.
Academic text (1991) -
Rain chewed fresh gullies in the ridge road, turning the hard clay dirt to a yellow paste.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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7.0
A long narrow line of high land at the top of hills or mountains
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8.9
A raised line in fabric that makes soft ridges you can feel
Compounds
- US
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5.1
A range of Appalachian mountains from Pennsylvania to Georgia that look blue from far away
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3.3
A mountain range in the eastern United States from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
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7.1
A long underwater mountain range in the Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to near Bouvet Island
How High
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Ridge comes from the old English word hrycg, which meant 'back' or 'spine'. So a ridge is like the 'back' of the land or a raised line on a surface.