Ridge
11ridge — [n] raised part of solid backbone, chine, corrugation, crease, crinkle, elevation, esker, fold, furrow, hill, hogback, moraine, parapet, plica, pole, range, rib, rim, rimple, rivel, ruck, seam, spine, upland, wrinkle; concepts 471,509,513 Ant.… …
12ridge — ► NOUN 1) a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed. 2) a narrow raised band on a surface. 3) Meteorology an elongated region of high barometric pressure. 4) the edge formed where the two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top. ► VERB… …
13Ridge — A ridge is a geological feature that features a continuous elevational crest for some distance. Ridges are usually termed hills or mountains as well, depending on size. There are several main types of ridges:*Dendritic ridge: In a typical plateau …
14Ridge — Recorded in many spellings including Ridge, Rudge, Rigg, Rigge, and the probably patronymic Ridges and Rudges, as well as Ridger and Ridgers, meaning one who lived at or worked at a place called Ridge, this is an English surname. It is… …
15ridge — ar·ridge; par·ridge; pat·ridge; por·ridge; ridge; ridge·let; ridge·ling; …
16ridge — n. & v. n. 1 the line of the junction of two surfaces sloping upwards towards each other (the ridge of a roof). 2 a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed. 3 any narrow elevation across a surface. 4 Meteorol. an elongated region of… …
17ridge — ridgelike, adj. /rij/, n., v., ridged, ridging. n. 1. a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains. 2. the long and narrow upper edge, angle, or crest of something, as a hill, wave, or vault. 3. the back of an animal. 4. any… …
18ridge — 1 noun (C) 1 a long area of high land, especially at the top of a mountain: a windswept ridge 2 a) a line of something that rises above a surface: a ridge of boulders | a sandy ridge b) a long narrow raised part of a surface: The ridges on the… …
19Ridge A — 81.573.5 Koordinaten: 81° 30′ 0″ S, 73° 30′ 0″ O …
20ridge — [[t]rɪ̱ʤ[/t]] ridges 1) N COUNT A ridge is a long, narrow piece of raised land. 2) N COUNT: with supp A ridge is a raised line on a flat surface. ...the bony ridge of the eye socket …
