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Grammar : Noun
Spell : rij
Phonetic Transcription : rɪdʒ

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Définition of ridge

Origin :
  • Old English hrycg "back of a man or beast," probably reinforced by Old Norse hryggr "back, ridge," from Proto-Germanic *khrugjaz (cf. Old Frisian hregg, Old Saxon hruggi, Dutch rug, Old High German hrukki, German Rücken "the back"), of uncertain origin. Also in Old English, "the top or crest of anything," especially when long and narrow. The connecting notion is of the "ridge" of the backbone. Spelling with -dg- is from late 15c. Ridge-runner "Southern Appalachian person" first recorded 1917.
  • noun raised part of solid
Example sentences :
  • Aylward, Johnston, let your men form a harrow on either side of the ridge.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • We have plenty of room here, and you will have one comfortable night on the Ridge, at any rate.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • I passed you in my buggy when you were coming in with your tent that day on the Ridge.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • To advance further, it was necessary to dislodge the enemy from the ridge.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • Besides, they can rake us with bullets from ambush, while we're climbing up the ridge.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Along its back, was a ridge of horns, like spines, and higher than an alligator's.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • The site of the school house was near Kingsbury's, on the ridge road.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • From my perch I could see the sullen heavy walls of a ridge.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • At a certain spot on the ridge of the Horn, Francis stopped.
  • Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
  • It had become a matter of seconds before the man would clear the ridge.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

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