ridgeletn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪdʒlᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈrɪdʒlət/

Forms: 1700s– ridgelet, 1700s– ridglet.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ridge n.¹, -let suffix.

Etymology: < ridge n.¹ + -let suffix. Compare slightly later ridget n.

A small ridge, esp. of earth.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [noun] > ridge of earth

benchc1250

rindc1440

bink1568

ledge1658

ridgelet1774

ridget1791

backing1863

soil stripe1910

1774 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 17 Oct. (1778) Opened the potatoe-ridgelets with a plow.

1788 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Yorks. I. 209 I had observed..the good effects of setting a sharp ridglet of earth on the outer brink of the ditch.

1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 592 To plough the land into ridglets of about two feet six inches in width.

1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 249 One of the ridgelets or rugæ extends inward.

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 723 It should be remembered that mountains are relatively to the size of the earth but little ridgelets on its surface.

1919 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 27 306 All these features seem to have been determined mainly by the ridglets, swells, and hollows of the retiring sea deposits.

1953 R. R. Smith Approach to Philippines xxii. 518 The broken coral, with its crevices, fissures, caves, and ridgelets, gave him defensive advantages.

1996 K. Morey Hot Showers, Soft Beds & Dayhikes in Sierra xi. 285 Beyond, you wind over a rocky ridgelet, heading generally west.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ridgelet
释义	ridgeletn. Brit. /ˈrɪdʒlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈrɪdʒlət/ Forms: 1700s– ridgelet, 1700s– ridglet. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ridge n.¹, -let suffix. Etymology: < ridge n.¹ + -let suffix. Compare slightly later ridget n. A small ridge, esp. of earth. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [noun] > ridge of earth benchc1250 rindc1440 bink1568 ledge1658 ridgelet1774 ridget1791 backing1863 soil stripe1910 1774 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 17 Oct. (1778) Opened the potatoe-ridgelets with a plow. 1788 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Yorks. I. 209 I had observed..the good effects of setting a sharp ridglet of earth on the outer brink of the ditch. 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 592 To plough the land into ridglets of about two feet six inches in width. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 249 One of the ridgelets or rugæ extends inward. 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 723 It should be remembered that mountains are relatively to the size of the earth but little ridgelets on its surface. 1919 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 27 306 All these features seem to have been determined mainly by the ridglets, swells, and hollows of the retiring sea deposits. 1953 R. R. Smith Approach to Philippines xxii. 518 The broken coral, with its crevices, fissures, caves, and ridgelets, gave him defensive advantages. 1996 K. Morey Hot Showers, Soft Beds & Dayhikes in Sierra xi. 285 Beyond, you wind over a rocky ridgelet, heading generally west. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1774
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