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Definition of ridge
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: an elevated body part or structure
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: a range of hills or mountains
b
: an elongate elevation on an ocean bottom
3
: an elongate crest or a linear series of crests
4
: a raised strip (as of plowed ground)
5
: the line of intersection at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof
ridge
verb
ridged; ridging
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Other Words from ridge
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Examples of ridge in a Sentence
Noun
We hiked along the ridge.
the ridges on the sole of a boot
the ridge of a roof
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The debacle began at least a half mile up the drainage, Turner said, pointing to a ridge above the road that was scorched by last year’s Dolan Fire.
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Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, "Highway 1 through Big Sur will be repaired. How long that takes is unclear," 10 Feb. 2021
After months with a warm ridge of high pressure around Southern California, effectively blocking most moisture and delaying the wet season by weeks, the pattern is now changing.
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Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, "Atmospheric river means massive snow coming to the West," 24 Jan. 2021
My great-grandmother lived along Oak Flat’s ridge and the river which runs down from the north.
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Nick Martin, The New Republic, "John McCain’s Apache Land Grab Is Finally Happening," 15 Jan. 2021
Over the past week, a high-pressure ridge of air has sat in the lower atmosphere around Siberia.
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Popular Science, "The polar vortex is about to split in two. But what does that actually mean?," 11 Jan. 2021
Tidalstar Vineyard is located atop a ridge at approximately 500 feet above sea level near Carlton.
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Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, "Partnership provides new wines and a new home for iconic Montinore Estate," 9 Jan. 2021
In most meat-eating dinosaurs, a ridge of bone provides a roof over an opening in the skull in front of the eye sockets known as the antorbital fenestra.
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Matthew A. Brown, Scientific American, "The Real Dilophosaurus Would Have Eaten the Jurassic Park Version for Breakfast," 1 Jan. 2021
Barrie Gilbert was researching grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park in 1977 when he was attacked, badly mauled and permanently disfigured on a high ridge by a sow that was likely protecting her cubs.
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David James, Anchorage Daily News, "In 1977, a biologist was nearly killed by a bear. That didn’t stop him from working for decades to understand them.," 9 Jan. 2021
Perched on a ridge, the property was densely overgrown with non-native wattles and eucalyptus trees—a clue as to why the house had sat on the market for two years after the death of its elderly owner.
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Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, "In Johannesburg, a Space-Age Bungalow With Killer Views Is Reborn," 5 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The towering trees had grown on this Sierra Nevada ridge top for well over 500 years.
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Bettina Boxall, Star Tribune, "Skeletons of sequoias: California's ancient trees met their match in September's Castle Fire," 5 Dec. 2020
The towering trees had grown on this Sierra Nevada ridge top for well over 500 years.
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Bettina Boxall, Star Tribune, "Skeletons of sequoias: California's ancient trees met their match in September's Castle Fire," 5 Dec. 2020
The towering trees had grown on this Sierra Nevada ridge top for well over 500 years.
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Bettina Boxall, Star Tribune, "Skeletons of sequoias: California's ancient trees met their match in September's Castle Fire," 5 Dec. 2020
The towering trees had grown on this Sierra Nevada ridge top for well over 500 years.
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Bettina Boxall, Star Tribune, "Skeletons of sequoias: California's ancient trees met their match in September's Castle Fire," 5 Dec. 2020
The towering trees had grown on this Sierra Nevada ridge top for well over 500 years.
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Bettina Boxall, Star Tribune, "Skeletons of sequoias: California's ancient trees met their match in September's Castle Fire," 5 Dec. 2020
The towering trees had grown on this Sierra Nevada ridge top for well over 500 years.
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Bettina Boxall, Star Tribune, "Skeletons of sequoias: California's ancient trees met their match in September's Castle Fire," 5 Dec. 2020
High pressure over the Mid-Atlantic states will ridge into Connecticut on Sunday bringing sunshine and milder than normal temperatures.
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courant.com, "Sunny, mild Sunday in Connecticut before rain moves in Monday," 28 Nov. 2020
The towering trees had grown on this Sierra Nevada ridge top for well over 500 years.
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Star Tribune, "Odds Of A Cold, Snowy Winter - Quiet Weather Thru Saturday," 19 Nov. 2020
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More Definitions for ridge
ridge
noun
English Language Learners Definition of ridge
: a long area of land that is on top of a mountain or hill
: a raised part or area on the surface of something
: the place where two sloping surfaces meet
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Kids Definition of ridge
1
: a range of hills or mountains or its upper part
2
: a raised strip
The plow created a ridge of soil.
3
: the line made where two sloping surfaces come together
Birds sat perched on the ridge of the roof.
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Medical Definition of ridge
: a raised or elevated part and especially a body part: as
a
: the projecting or elevated part of the back along the line of the backbone
b
: an elevated body part projecting from a surface
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