ridgeline
noun
ridge·line ˈrij-ˌlīn 
: a line marking or following a ridgetop
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web As a town selectman, Darey helped stop the construction of a highway bypass through a wildlife sanctuary in Lenox, among other achievements; Bell helped the BNRC conserve more than 2 miles of ridgeline in the Hoosac Range. 
Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 Gillis then set his sights on reclaiming his FKT of the East Bay Skyline National Recreation Trail, a 33-mile ridgeline traverse in the coastal mountains of the Bay Area. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2020 The pivotal scene happens on a high ridgeline with the best views of the hike. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 Hit the road to Windham Mountain, 30 miles to the west, for a chairlift accessible ridgeline hike and mountain biking. Valerie Stivers And Hank Zona, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Bring a cookstove, as no fires are allowed along the ridgeline. Neil Norman, Outside Online, 12 Aug. 2020 The modern farmhouse is set on a ridgeline, taking in 360-degree mountain, vineyard and ranch views. Lauren Beale, Forbes, 24 June 2022 Half the property is set aside in a conservation easement, protecting eight miles of ridgeline and offering guests hiking, mountain biking, and rock climbing, and earning it the reputation of feeling like a private national park. The Editors, Outside Online, 8 Sep. 2020 Seventy-one of the 92 jars along the sloping ridgeline at Loungmailai are broken, primarily due to forest growth and generations of fires set to clear farmland. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2022 See More
Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 Gillis then set his sights on reclaiming his FKT of the East Bay Skyline National Recreation Trail, a 33-mile ridgeline traverse in the coastal mountains of the Bay Area. Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2020 The pivotal scene happens on a high ridgeline with the best views of the hike. Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 Hit the road to Windham Mountain, 30 miles to the west, for a chairlift accessible ridgeline hike and mountain biking. Valerie Stivers And Hank Zona, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Bring a cookstove, as no fires are allowed along the ridgeline. Neil Norman, Outside Online, 12 Aug. 2020 The modern farmhouse is set on a ridgeline, taking in 360-degree mountain, vineyard and ranch views. Lauren Beale, Forbes, 24 June 2022 Half the property is set aside in a conservation easement, protecting eight miles of ridgeline and offering guests hiking, mountain biking, and rock climbing, and earning it the reputation of feeling like a private national park. The Editors, Outside Online, 8 Sep. 2020 Seventy-one of the 92 jars along the sloping ridgeline at Loungmailai are broken, primarily due to forest growth and generations of fires set to clear farmland. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined above
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