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ridgeline

ridgeline noun: the topmost edge along a mountain ridge.

Noun

ridgeline (plural ridgelines)

  1. The topmost edge along a mountain ridge.
    • To either side there are beautiful views from the trail along the ridgeline.
    • a. 2007, Federal Aviation Administration, Rotorcraft Flying Handbook, →ISBN, Skyhorse Publishing, 2007, p. 10-8 http://books.google.com/books?id=Bk9fOM4zsKwC&pg=PT97&dq=ridgeline&sig=9rt5EdI_M39hmj7A4pxbJZ8PX-k
      A ridgeline is a long area from which the surface drops away steeply on one or two...
  2. The topmost edge along a roof, where its sloping sides meet.

Examples of ridgeline in a sentence

  • As the trail flattens out, it follows the draw up right to a saddle in the ridgeline.1999, Stewart M. Green, Rock Climbing Arizona, Globe Pequot, →ISBN, page 77:
  • Surface runoff from ridgeline development can contaminate rivers and streams that supply drinking water downstream.2003, John R. Nolon, Open Ground: Effective Local Strategies for Protecting Natural Resources, Environmental Law Institute, →ISBN, page 29:
  • These ridgelines and hilltops are exceptional aesthetic and ecological resources, visible from many perspectives and distances.a. 2003, Zoning regulations of the Town of Clinton, New York, §2.5, cited in http://books.google.com/books?id=SYoFGy1C8_sC&pg=PA29&dq=ridgel...
  • Standing atop the ridgeline, King Edward watched the nightmare scenario he himself had predicted.2005, Margaret Weis, chapter 34, in Master of Dragons, Macmillan, →ISBN:

Forms of ridgeline

pluralridgelines

Origin of ridgeline

From ridge + line.

Words formed from ridgeline

Phrases with ridgeline

Questions about ridgeline

What does ridgeline mean?
Ridgeline means the topmost edge along a mountain ridge.
How do you use ridgeline in a sentence?
As the trail flattens out, it follows the draw up right to a saddle in the ridgeline.
What part of speech is ridgeline?
Ridgeline is a noun.
What is the plural of ridgeline?
The plural of ridgeline is ridgelines.

Words near ridgeline in the dictionary

  1. ridgelessness
  2. ridgelet
  3. ridgelets
  4. Ridgeley
  5. ridgelike
  6. ridgeline
  7. ridgeline plot
  8. ridgeline plots
  9. ridgelines
  10. ridgeling
  11. ridgelings

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