ledge

ledge

L0098600 (lĕj)n.1. A horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall.2. A cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall.3. An underwater ridge or rock shelf.4. A level of rock-bearing ore; a vein.

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[Middle English, crossbar, probably from leggen, to lay, from Old English lecgan; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

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ledg′y adj.

ledge

(lɛdʒ) n1. a narrow horizontal surface resembling a shelf and projecting from a wall, window, etc2. (Mining & Quarrying) a layer of rock that contains an ore; vein3. (Geological Science) a ridge of rock that lies beneath the surface of the sea4. (Physical Geography) a narrow shelflike rock projection on a cliff or mountain[C14 legge, perhaps from leggen to lay¹] ˈledgy, ledged adj

ledge

(lɛdʒ)
n. 1. a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray. 2. a more or less flat shelf of rock protruding from a cliff or slope. 3. a reef, ridge, or line of rocks in the sea. 4. a layer or mass of rock underground. [1300–50; Middle English legge] ledg′y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ledge - a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under watershelfberm - a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a sloperidge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation

ledge

noun shelf, step, ridge, projection, mantle, sill She had climbed onto the ledge outside his window

Translations

壁架

ledge

(ledʒ) noun a shelf or an object that sticks out like a shelf. He keeps plant-pots on the window-ledge; They stopped on a ledge halfway up the cliff. 壁架，岩架 壁架