‘A projecting ridge of land, a promontory’ (Sweet); ‘originally a point of land, formed like a heel, and stretching into the plain, perhaps even…
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [noun] (59) hoe?c700 ‘A projecting ridge of land, a promontory’ (Sweet); ‘originally a point of land, formed like a heel, and stretching into the plain, perhaps even… rig?c1475 A ridge of elevated ground; a long narrow hill, or range of hills; a chain of islands, line of rocks, etc. banda1522 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… ridgea1552 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… fall1749 An obstruction over which water falls. Obsolete. dorsum1782 A ridge of hill or high ground. wave1789 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… spine1796 A ridge or elevated stretch of ground, rock, etc., having a position analogous to that of the backbone, or resembling it in some way. cuesta1818 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… bult1852 A hillock, ridge. razorback1874 Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. A narrow, steep-sided ridge of land. Subcategories:— series of (1) — crest of (9) — central (1) — hogback (3) — dividing (9) — connecting (6) — ridge of earth (8) — ridge of sand (5) — rocky ridge (5) — stony ridge (1) |
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