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Meanings of ridge in inglés

ruso
кряж
portugués
cumeeira
español
cresta
catalán
cresta
Wikidata

Geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance.

cresta
ruso
охлупень
español
cumbrera
catalán
carener
Wikidata

Uppermost horizontal line of a gabled roof and other roof types.

cumbrera
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Examples for "ledge"
Examples for "ledge"
1
The green dwarf swept the shell expertly against the ledge; leaped out.
The Moon Pool
2
She needed to find a ledge strong enough to hold her weight.
The spurned viscountess
3
The easiest line wanders left and right to a spacious belay ledge.
Climbing Magazine
4
A large black object was visible in the shade of the ledge.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
5
Soon after awaits a nice belay ledge to let the mind cool.
Climbing Magazine
1
On the very edge of a mountain ridge glowed the evening star.
See America First
2
This must-have national accessory is nothing less than a knife-edge mountain ridge.
The Irish Times
3
After five days they left the river and sought a mountain ridge.
A Backward Glance at Eighty: Recollections & Comment
4
Far up on that wind-swept, mountain ridge, the night was bitter cold.
The Eyes of the World
5
Their only course would be to cross the mountain ridge to the left.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mou...
portugués
cumeeira

A beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters.

cumeeira
catalán
cresta
español
cresta

A long narrow range of hills.

cresta
Usage of ridge in inglés
1
Four miles to the west the ridge terminated in a low point.
A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador
2
The Mid-Cayman spreading centre is an ultraslow-spreading ridge in the Caribbean Sea.
Pubmed
3
The blue-ridge outline was as sharp and clear as a paper cutout.
The cactus eaters: how I lost my mind-and almost found myself-on...
4
A a certain point I could see sun on the summit ridge.
Rock and Ice Magazine
5
Its east ridge, route of the first ascent, is long and dangerous.
Rock and Ice Magazine
6
Hallowes said, I'll send a good lookout up to that ridge, sir.
Colors Aloft!
7
This forms the ridge of the spiral as shown in diagram 3.
A Course In Wood Turning
8
This image from Google Earth shows the ridge in a perspective view.
Wired
9
The dividing ridge of the Sierra is in sight from this encampment.
The Lake of the Sky / Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of Californ...
10
With a shout, the main mass began trotting quickly toward the ridge.
Knife of dreams
11
The castle on the ridge stood the symbol of the family condition.
What's Mine's Mine — Volume 1
12
Raj Ahten's mount topped the ridge at perhaps eighty miles per hour.
Wizardborn
13
We separated and combed the ridge lines to our right and left.
White Hunter, Black Heart
14
All of the ridge characteristics in the prints need not be charted.
The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses
15
The delta is the point from which to start in ridge counting.
The Science of Fingerprints: Classification and Uses
16
We slant up to the left through that notch in the ridge.
Bloom of Cactus
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Translations for ridge
portugués
cumeeiracumeada
Ridge through the time
Ridge across language varieties
Canada
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
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