ridgenoun [ C ]
uk/rɪdʒ/us/rɪdʒ/a long, narrow raised part of a surface, especially a high edge along a mountain:
We walked along the narrow mountain ridge.
figurative A ridge (= a narrow area) of high pressure will bring good weather this afternoon.
the part of a roof where the sloping sides join at the top
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Geography: hills & mountains
- alpine
- arête
- Ben
- butte
- cirque
- cliff
- clifftop
- col
- drumlin
- hilltop
- hilly
- hummock
- incline
- knoll
- mountainous
- Mountains
- mountainside
- orographic
- sheer
- shelf
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Parts of buildings: roofs & parts of roofs
Idiom(s)
have been around the ridges