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ridgeline

ridgeline

8 7.0
A long narrow line of high land at the top of hills or mountains
  • noun
  • /ˈrɪdʒlaɪn/
translation icon : cresta
  • If we go along this ridgeline, we can probably outflank it.
  • features like ridgelines
  • features such as ridgelines

And then I got deployed onto a ridgeline to look into this village.

Examples

  • There was one ridgeline about two thousand meters to the west that caught his eye in particular.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • There were evenings when the ridgeline glowed with a red crescent or a waxing gibbous.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Better get a move on, we hit that ridgeline before dark.

    Gunner (2024)

  • The edge of the trees near the first ridgeline.

    The 13th Warrior (1999)

  • Why were you on the ridgeline?

    Firestorm (1998)

  • In the distance, he could see the enemy moving back onto the ridgeline.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • So we've got the river in front of us and the ridgeline all around us.

    The Marine 4: Moving Target (2015)

  • As he neared the ridgeline, he heard gunfire picking up.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The ridgeline of the jagged mountains stood out blacker than the black of the night.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • We turn left, hiking just below a ridgeline that leads to the summit.

Synonyms

ridge
vsridgeline
276 3.4

A long narrow raised part of land or a roof

is the continuous line of highest points along a chain of hills
ridgetop
vsridgeline
1 4.2

The top part of a long narrow hill or mountain

is a continuous high line connecting the top points along hills or mountains

Surface Forms

ridgeline singular
ridgelines plural

Morphology

ridgeline = ridge + line (transparent) = ridge + line

Formed directly from 'ridge' + 'line'; the meaning (the linear crest of high points) is directly derivable from the components.

Etymology

Ridgeline comes from two simple parts: ridge, which means a 'back' or 'spine' and makes you picture the top of a hill, and line, which means a 'long, narrow mark'. So, a ridgeline is the 'back' or long line along the highest points of hills or mountains, which is why trails and forts are often built there.