1
: an elevated body part or structure
2
a
: a range of hills or mountains
b
: an elongate elevation on an ocean bottom
3
: an elongate crest or a linear series of crests
4
: a raised strip (as of plowed ground)
5
: the line of intersection at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof
Examples of ridge in a Sentence
Noun
We hiked along the ridge.
the ridges on the sole of a boot
the ridge of a roof
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
In November, Steinfeld and Allen announced their engagement through a stunning Instagram post, in which the athlete is seen on one knee, on a grassy ridge overlooking water with the couple surrounded by candles and framed by a large arch covered in flowers.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2025
High sandstone bluffs and ridges tower over Dry Creek, which flows only seasonally between Dry Creek Mountain and the northern part of Petit Jean Mountain in the Ouachita Mountains.
—Bob Robinson, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Called into action The fire that Porter and Robinson helped extinguish last November in Montana was on a mountain ridge in a stand of pine trees in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
In November, Steinfeld and Allen announced their engagement through a stunning Instagram post, in which the athlete is seen on one knee, on a grassy ridge overlooking water with the couple surrounded by candles and framed by a large arch covered in flowers.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
Young trees have smooth, grayish-green bark that becomes more gray and ridged as the tree matures.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2025
High sandstone bluffs and ridges tower over Dry Creek, which flows only seasonally between Dry Creek Mountain and the northern part of Petit Jean Mountain in the Ouachita Mountains.
—Bob Robinson, arkansasonline.com, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridge. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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ridge
noun
: a raised or elevated part and especially a body part: as
a
: the projecting or elevated part of the back along the line of the backbone
b
: an elevated body part projecting from a surface
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