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Ridge
Ridge Ridge, n. [OE. rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin to D.
rug, G. r["U]cken, OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr, Sw.
rugg, Dan. ryg. [root]16.]
1. The back, or top of the back; a crest. --Hudibras.
2. A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a
range; any extended elevation between valleys. ``The
frozen ridges of the Alps.' --Shak.
Part rise crystal wall, or ridge direct. --Milton.
3. A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow
or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface
of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.
4. (Arch.) The intersection of two surface forming a salient
angle, especially the angle at the top between the
opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.
5. (Fort.) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from
the salient angle of the covered way. --Stocqueler.
RidgeRidge Ridge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ridged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ridging.]
1. To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to
make into a ridge or ridges.
Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back Of
chafed wild boars. --Milton.
2. To form into ridges with the plow, as land.
3. To wrinkle. ``With a forehead ridged.' --Cowper.
Meaning of Ridge from wikipedia
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ridge is a long, narrow,
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structural feature, or a
combination of both
separated from the
surrounding terrain by steep...
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various deleterious effects of
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Rebel Ridge is a 2024
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Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016 epic
biographical war film
directed by Mel
Gibson and
written by
Andrew Knight and
Robert Schenkkan,
based on the 2004 do****entary...
- The Ruby
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siege of a
cabin occupied by the
Weaver family in
Boundary County, Idaho, in
August 1992. On
August 21,
deputies of the...
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southeast ridge from
Nepal and the
north ridge from Tibet, as well as many
other less
frequently climbed routes. Of the two main routes, the
southeast ridge is...
- The Blue
Ridge Mountains are a
physiographic province of the
larger Appalachian Highlands range. The
mountain range is
located in the
Eastern United States...
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Heartbreak Ridge is a 1986
American war film
directed and
produced by
Clint Eastwood, who also
starred in the film. The film co-stars
Marsha Mason, Everett...
- A mid-ocean
ridge (MOR) is a
seafloor mountain system formed by
plate tectonics. It
typically has a
depth of
about 2,600
meters (8,500 ft) and
rises about...
