Ridgeline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ridgeline is a noun meaning The topmost edge along a mountain ridge.
Meaning
The topmost edge along a mountain ridge.
More Meanings
- (architecture) The topmost edge along a roof, where its sloping sides meet.
Example Sentences
To either side there are beautiful views from the trail along the ridgeline.
As the trail flattens out, it follows the draw up right to a saddle in the ridgeline.
Standing atop the ridgeline, King Edward watched the nightmare scenario he himself had predicted.
Surface runoff from ridgeline development can contaminate rivers and streams that supply drinking water downstream.
Word Forms
- ridgelines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ridgeway, ridge, edge, elevation, range, dorsum.
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