ridge

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Synonyms: bridge, ride, radge, ringe, midge, fridge, widge, tidge, fidge, lidge, rudge

Antonyms: bridge, ride, radge, ringe, midge, fridge, widge, tidge, fidge, lidge, rudge

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|anatomy}} The [[back]] of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.
2. Any extended [[protuberance]]; a projecting line or strip.
3. The [[line]] along which two [[sloping]] [[surface]]s [[meet]] which [[diverge]] towards the ground.
4. The highest point on a roof, represented by a [[horizontal]] line where two roof areas [[intersect]], running the length of the area.
5. {{lb|en|fortifications}} The highest portion of the [[glacis]] proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
6. A chain of [[mountains]].
7. A chain of [[hills]].
8. {{lb|en|oceanography}} A long narrow [[elevation]] on an [[ocean]] [[bottom]].
9. {{lb|en|meteorology}} An elongated region of high atmospheric pressure.
10. {{lb|en|camping}} A long [[tentpole]] that holds up the [[ceiling]] of a tent and is in turn held up by [[upright]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[form]] into a ridge.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[extend]] in ridges.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|village|dist/Hertsmere|co/Hertfordshire|cc/England|c/UK}}.
2. {{surname|en|toponymic|from=Middle English}}, named after the natural feature.
3. {{given name|en|male|from=surnames}}.

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