‘A projecting ridge of land, a promontory’ (Sweet); ‘originally a point of land, formed like a heel, and stretching into the plain, perhaps even…

A ridge of elevated ground; a long narrow hill, or range of hills; a chain of islands, line of rocks, etc.

A ridge of a hill; commonly applied in the English Lake district to a long ridge-like hill of minor height, or to a long narrow sloping offshoot from…

A long and narrow stretch of elevated ground; a range or chain of hills or mountains. Also applied to submarine features (cf. mid-ocean ridge n. at…

An obstruction over which water falls. Obsolete.

A ridge of hill or high ground.

transferred. A long convex strip of land between two long broad hollows; one of a series of such strips; also occasionally a rounded ridge of sand…

A ridge or elevated stretch of ground, rock, etc., having a position analogous to that of the backbone, or resembling it in some way.

A gentle slope or inclined plain, esp. one that ends in a steep drop; a hill or ridge with one face steep and the opposite side gently sloping…

A hillock, ridge.

Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. A narrow, steep-sided ridge of land.