Ridge

Quick meaning: Ridge is a noun meaning (anatomy) The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.

Meaning

(anatomy) The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.

More Meanings

1. Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
2. The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
3. The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.
4. (fortifications) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
5. A chain of mountains.
6. A chain of hills.
7. (oceanography) A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.

Example Sentences

mountain ridge

The plough threw up ridges of earth between the furrows.

the British Guards lie down behind a ridge to avoid the shot and shell from the opposite heights

It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick.

Word Forms

• ridges
• ridging
• ridged

Synonyms for ridge

Depending on context, synonyms include rooftree, ridgepole.

Antonyms for ridge

Common opposites include groove, trough.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ridgepole, rooftree, spine, backbone, dorsal, papillary.

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