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- DictionaryRidge/rij/
noun
- 1. a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed: "the northeast ridge of Everest"
verb
- 1. mark with or form into narrow raised bands: "a field ploughed in narrow stretches that are ridged up slightly"
us / rɪdʒ /. Add to word list. Add to word list. a long, narrow, raised part of a surface, esp. a high edge of a hill or mountain: a mountain ridge. Plowed ridges looked like stripes across the field. A ridge of high pressure is a narrow air mass that brings good weather.
IPA guide. A ridge is a long, narrow, elevated strip of land or any raised strip or band. A ridge is a line that rises above what it is attached to. Think of a ridge as a combination between rim and edge.
a long, narrow piece of high land, especially along the top of a mountain: a mountain ridge. ridge noun [C] (LINE) a narrow, raised line on a flat surface. (Definition of ridge from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of ridge. in Chinese (Traditional) 脊, 壟, （尤指）山脊… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition of ridge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A long narrow upper section or crest: the ridge of a wave. 2. a. A long, narrow, elevated section of the earth's surface, such as a chain of hills or mountains or the divide between adjacent valleys. b. A long mountain range on the ocean floor. 3. A narrow, elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure. Also called wedge. 4.
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A ridge is a long, narrow piece of raised land. ...a high road along a mountain ridge. 2. countable noun. A ridge is a raised line on a flat surface. ...the bony ridge of the eye socket. More Synonyms of ridge. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. British English pronunciation.
: a long area of land that is on top of a mountain or hill. We hiked along the ridge. 2. : a raised part or area on the surface of something. the ridges on the sole of a boot. 3. : the place where two sloping surfaces meet. the ridge of a roof. 4. weather : a long area of high atmospheric pressure.
