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ledge

UK
/lɛdʒ/
US
/lɛdʒ/

Translations

ledgenoun
ledges
pl
UK
/lɛdʒ/
US
/lɛdʒ/
cornicheSaillie horizontale sur une paroi, une falaise ou une surface.
The climber carefully balanced on the narrow ledge as he made his way up the mountain.
L’alpiniste a soigneusement gardé l’équilibre sur la corniche étroite en montant la montagne.
rebordBord saillant servant de tablette ou d’appui, notamment pour une fenêtre.
She placed the potted plants on the window ledge to catch the sunlight.
Elle a placé les plantes en pot sur le rebord de la fenêtre pour capter la lumière du soleil.
Additional translations
filonSens minier.
récifPour une formation rocheuse sous-marine proche du rivage.
saillieRelief ou arête saillante, usage général ou descriptif.
Synonyms
overhang
shelf
cornice
platform
edge
brink
ledgeverb
ledged
Past Simple
ledged
Past Participle
ledging
Gerund
Rare, chiefly technical: ‘to furnish with a ledge’ or ‘to form into ledges’.
Additional translations
reborderSens technique et rare; au sens de munir d’un rebord ou de former en saillie.
Synonyms
shelf
terrace
bench
project
jut
perch
set
place
position
bracket
ledgeadjective
more ledge
Comp.
most ledge
Super.
UK
/lɛdʒ/
US
/lɛdʒ/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "ledge trail", "ledge stone").
en saillieEmploi attributif; se dit d’un élément situé sur une corniche ou un rebord.
Cliff-dwelling birds depend on ledge habitats for nesting.
Les oiseaux rupestres dépendent d’habitats en saillie pour nicher.
Synonyms
jutting
ledgy
ledge-like
shelf-like
projecting
overhanging
protruding
prominent

Definitions

ledgenoun
A narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
The climber carefully balanced on the narrow ledge as he made his way up the mountain.
A shelf or ridge formed naturally or artificially, often used for storage or display.
She placed the potted plants on the window ledge to catch the sunlight.
An underwater ridge or reef, especially one that is near the shore.
The fishermen knew to avoid the dangerous ledge that lay just beneath the water's surface.
Mining: a vein, lode, or stratum of metallic ore exposed or nearly exposed at the earth's surface.
The prospectors believed they had located a rich silver ledge beneath the hillside.
ledgeverb
To furnish with a ledge or to form into projecting ridges.
The carpenters ledged the doorway to support the heavy frame.
ledgeadjective
Relating to, characterized by, or situated on a ledge; used attributively before a noun.
Cliff-dwelling birds depend on ledge habitats for nesting.
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