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foreledge

foreledge noun: the forward facing or anterior part of a ledge.

Noun

foreledge (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The forward facing or anterior part of a ledge.
    • The Drake flared his mighty pinions into the chill air, stretching them to the fullest and then folding them partway back as he slithered to the lip of the foreledge and stopped.2002, Dennis L. McKiernan, Dragondoom

Forms of foreledge

alternative formfore-ledge
alternative formfore ledge

Origin of foreledge

From fore- + ledge.

Questions about foreledge

What does foreledge mean?
Foreledge means the forward facing or anterior part of a ledge.
What part of speech is foreledge?
Foreledge is a noun.

Words near foreledge in the dictionary

  1. forelearn
  2. forelearned
  3. forelearning
  4. forelearns
  5. foreled
  6. foreledge
  7. foreleg
  8. forelegged
  9. forelegs
  10. forelend
  11. forelending

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