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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
- A
ridge is a long, narrow,
elevated geomorphologic landform,
structural feature, or
combination of both
separated from the
surrounding terrain by steep...
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various deleterious effects of
spaceflight on the
human body by the
acronym RIDGE (i.e., "space radiation,
isolation and confinement,
distance from Earth...
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Hacksaw Ridge is a 2016
biographical war film
directed by Mel
Gibson and
written by
Andrew Knight and
Robert Schenkkan,
based on the 2004 do****entary...
- The Blue
Ridge Mountains are a
physiographic province of the
larger Appalachian Mountains range. The
mountain range is
located in the
Eastern United States...
- Ruby
Ridge was the site of an eleven-day
siege in 1992 in
Boundary County, Idaho, near Naples. It
began on
August 21, when
deputies of the
United States...
- The
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, also
called the
Ridge and
Valley Province or the
Valley and
Ridge Appalachians, are a
physiographic province of the...
- 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...
- Blue
Ridge may
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Ridge,
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Ridge,
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Rabie Ridge is a
township near Johannesburg,
South Africa. It is
located in
Region A of the City of
Johannesburg Metropolitan Muni****lity and is located...
- ****ngdale
Ridge is a
suburb of Johannesburg,
South Africa. It is
located in
Region E of the City of
Johannesburg Metropolitan Muni****lity. "Sub Place...
