rider plate
rider plate

ridge


Definition: Meaning of, ridge in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪdʒ /

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ridge ridges
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  1. a long area of high land, especially at the top of a mountain
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  2. something long and thin that is raised above the things around it
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  3. the part at the top of a roof, where the two sides meet
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  4. ridge of high pressure technical a long area of high air pressure in the ATMOSPHERE, which has an effect on the weather
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ridge used in phrases

  • Blue Ridge (noun)
    1. a range of the Appalachians extending from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
    1. the Blue Ridge Mountains the part of the APPALACHIANS (= a group of mountains in the eastern US) that goes from southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia
  • Mid-Atlantic Ridge (noun)
    1. a very long narrow elevation on the ocean floor that runs all the way from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic
  • alveolar ridge (noun)
    1. a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
  • gum ridge (noun)
    1. a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth
  • moving ridge (noun)
    1. especially across a large body of water one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid
  • ridge rope (noun)
    1. either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship
  • ridge tile (noun)
    1. a decorative tile that is bent in cross section; used to cover the ridge of a roof
  • superciliary ridge (noun)
    1. a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket
  • supraorbital ridge (noun)
    1. a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket
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