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[ rij ] / rɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ridge ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains. the long and narrow upper edge, angle, or crest of something, as a hill, wave, or vault. the back of an animal. any raised, narrow strip, as on cloth. the horizontal line in which the tops of the rafters of a roof meet. (on a weather chart) a narrow, elongated area of high pressure. verb (used with object), ridged, ridg·ing.to provide with or form into a ridge or ridges. to mark with or as if with ridges. verb (used without object), ridged, ridg·ing.Origin of ridgebefore 900; Middle English rigge (noun), Old English hrycg spine, crest, ridge; cognate with Dutch rug,German Rücken,Old Norse hryggr OTHER WORDS FROM ridgeridgelike, adjectiveun·ridged, adjectiveWords nearby ridgerider's bone, ridership, ridesharing, ride shotgun, ride up, ridge, ridgeback, Ridgecrest, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, ridgeline Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ridgeScientists can conclude from those tiny ridges how active someone had been. Women like Mulan didn’t need to go to war in disguise|Bethany Brookshire|September 4, 2020|Science News For Students I don’t know if I’d normally be hiking at eleven o’clock at night, up on some ridge, during a thunderstorm. Inside an FKT Attempt on the Appalachian Trail|Martin Fritz Huber|September 3, 2020|Outside Online As a mountain-bike trail builder and rider, I have an intimate knowledge of the contours of the forest, of each ridge and each drainage. How We Saved Our Neighborhood from a Wildfire|Dain Zaffke|September 2, 2020|Outside Online One, which came to be known as the CZU Lightning Complex fire, was burning across the ridges and through the canyons towards Nichols’s house. We Lost Our Home to a Wildfire|Wallace J. Nichols|August 25, 2020|Outside Online
The traditional “river groover” is an ammo can with an airtight top, which cuts ridges in your behind if you sit on it for too long—hence the name. The Best Portable Toilets for Camping|Heather Hansman|August 23, 2020|Outside Online High on the slopes of Everest, some 70 sherpas surged over a ridge to see the beating. Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling|Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST He and his friend huffed the iron wheelbarrow up the ridge, lashed it onto the Jeep. The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Johnny was gone, over the ridge, to Bozeman, for repairs on his snowmobile. The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST November drew near, cold below zero—Be thirty below, up the ridge—and still Don and Dan stuck it out. The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST He drove the highway to see if tracks led up the ridge toward the smoke. The Ballad of Johnny France|Richard Ben Cramer|January 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Across the entrance the floor sloped up to the rocky ridge, of which Mr. Rogers had spoken; and beyond the ridge lay the pool. Major Vigoureux|A. T. Quiller-Couch While this movement was being effected Humbert rode forward, and crossing the ridge, reconnoitred the enemy. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune|Charles James Lever Then as they heard nothing to rouse their fears, they moved cautiously up the side of the ridge. The War Trail|Elmer Russell Gregor I begged of the adjutant to let me go off along the ridge on my own to see if I could find any trace. At Suvla Bay|John Hargrave So narrow is the ridge that the double row of open sheds leaves barely room for pack mules to pass. An Australian in China|George Ernest Morrison
British Dictionary definitions for ridge
nouna long narrow raised land formation with sloping sides esp one formed by the meeting of two faces of a mountain or of a mountain buttress or spur any long narrow raised strip or elevation, as on a fabric or in ploughed land anatomy any elongated raised margin or border on a bone, tooth, tissue membrane, etc - the top of a roof at the junction of two sloping sides
- (as modifier)a ridge tile
the back or backbone of an animal, esp a whale meteorol an elongated area of high pressure, esp an extension of an anticycloneCompare trough (def. 4) verbto form into a ridge or ridges Derived forms of ridgeridgelike, adjectiveridgy, adjectiveWord Origin for ridgeOld English hrycg; related to Old High German hrucki, Old Norse hryggr Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ridgerim, hill, corrugation, elevation, parapet, ruck, spine, backbone, pole, crease, fold, range, seam, crinkle, plica, wrinkle, rib, furrow, hogback, chine Medical definitions for ridge
n.A long, narrow, or crested part of the body, as on the nose. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for ridge
A long narrow chain of hills or mountains. See mid-ocean ridge. A narrow, elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure associated with an area of peak anticyclonic circulation. Compare trough. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |