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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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Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016
biographical war film
directed by Mel
Gibson and
written by
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based on the 2004 do****entary...
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mountain range is
located in the
Eastern United States...
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ridge (MOR) is a
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typically has a
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meters (8,500 ft) and
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- The
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Ridge is a 1996
drama television film
directed by
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written by
Lionel Chetwynd about the
confrontation between the family...
- The
Battle of Vimy
Ridge was part of the
Battle of Arras, in the Pas-de-Calais
department of France,
during the
First World War. The main
combatants were...
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which took
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