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ridge pole

ridge pole is the alternative form of ridgepole.

Meaning of ridgepole

Noun

ridgepole (plural ridgepoles)

  1. A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached.
    • In the middle of the floor was a pole of tough thornwood, to hold the end of the ridgepole.1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther, published 1974, page 21
  2. A horizontal pole that supports the roof of a ridge tent .

Forms of ridge pole

pluralridge poles

Questions about ridge pole

What is ridge pole the alternative form of?
Ridge pole is the alternative form of ridgepole.

Words near ridge pole in the dictionary

  1. ridge harrow
  2. ridge harrows
  3. Ridge Manor
  4. ridge plough
  5. ridge ploughs
  6. ridge pole
  7. ridge push
  8. ridge road
  9. ridge roads
  10. ridge rope
  11. ridge ropes

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