ridgeline

noun

ridge·​line ˈrij-ˌlīn How to pronounce ridgeline (audio)
: a line marking or following a ridgetop

Examples of ridgeline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Come summer, the reward after a six-hour hike up Roy's Peak, whose ridgeline has awesome views of nearby Mount Aspiring, is a bottle of award-winning Pinot Noir at Rippon, where vines tumble down to the shores of the lake. Lauren Quaintance, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2024 Maneuvering his green pickup truck atop a ridgeline on a recent morning, Pastor Lopez, 74, stepped on the brakes as a deer sprinted across the road before disappearing into a canyon covered in dry chaparral. Soumya Karlamangla Sinna Nasseri, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023 There is one timeless treat the mountain need not innovate, but rather simply make more of: the allegedly divine doughnuts served at Cloud Dine, which sits atop the Wasatch Range ridgeline, just off the Dreamcatcher ski lift. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2023 Elsewhere in the state, the unique sandstone fins that run along the ridgeline of Seneca Rocks have been a hotbed of multi-pitch traditional climbing for decades. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Apr. 2023 Search crews on the ground, dog teams and a drone team recently scoured the areas around Black Lake, Lake Powell, Stone Man Pass, Chiefs Head Peak, McHenry’s Peak, Mount Alice, and surrounding ridgeline areas. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023 The orange lights blinking in the far ridgeline, south of them, are not in Israel. Dan Senor, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2023 Woolly Worm Central, USA Banner Elk is a one-stoplight town folded into a valley between Appalachian ridgelines. Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2023 But telling them apart from alligators and crocodiles can still be tricky for those who haven’t developed an eye for their gray, yellow and chocolate-brown splotches or their distinctive ridgeline. Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ridgeline was in 1856

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“Ridgeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridgeline. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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