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ledge

/lɛdʒ/

ledgenoun

ledges

/lɛdʒ/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

ledgeverb

ledged

Past Simple

ledged

Past Participle

ledging

Gerund

Rare, chiefly technical: ‘to furnish with a ledge’ or ‘to form into ledges’.

Translations

Additional translations

reborderSens technique et rare; au sens de munir d’un rebord ou de former en saillie.

Definitions

To furnish with a ledge or to form into projecting ridges.

The carpenters ledged the doorway to support the heavy frame.

Synonyms

ledgeadjective

more ledge

Comp.

most ledge

Super.

/lɛdʒ/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "ledge trail", "ledge stone").

Translations

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.

Definitions

Relating to, characterized by, or situated on a ledge; used attributively before a noun.

Cliff-dwelling birds depend on ledge habitats for nesting.

Synonyms