Definition of "ridge"
- noun
The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.
Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
Highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.
A chain of mountains.
A chain of hills.
A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.
A type of warm air that comes down on to land from mountains.
- verb
To form into a ridge.
To extend in ridges.
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