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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.
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.
ridge. a narrow area of high land along the top of a line of hills; a high pointed area near the top of a mountain. We stood on the windswept ridge and looked down at the valley below. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
Apr 27, 2024 · 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. Video: pronunciation of. ridge.
ridge (of high pressure) (technology) a long narrow area of high pressure in the atmosphere a ridge of high pressure over the Atlantic compare trough. See ridge in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: ridge. Definition of ridge noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
: 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.
