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ridge

UK
/rɪdʒ/
US
/rɪdʒ/

Translations

ridgenoun
ridges
pl
UK
/rɪdʒ/
US
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crêteSens géographique : ligne élevée de terrain ou chaîne de collines.
The hikers followed the ridge to reach the summit of the mountain.
Les randonneurs ont suivi la crête pour atteindre le sommet de la montagne.
dorsaleMétéorologie : zone allongée de haute pression.
A strong ridge over the desert kept conditions dry and cloudless.
Une forte dorsale au-dessus du désert a maintenu des conditions sèches et sans nuages.
nervureBande ou relief saillant sur une surface.
The ridge on the roof was covered with snow after the storm.
La nervure du toit était recouverte de neige après la tempête.
Additional translations
arêteSens géographique, notamment en montagne ou en géologie.
Synonyms
hill
elevation
ridgeway
back
escarpment
summit
peak
crest
ridgeverb
ridged
Past Simple
ridged
Past Participle
ridging
Gerund
UK
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US
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billonnerEmploi agricole : former des billons.
The plow ridged the field, preparing it for planting.
La charrue a billonné le champ, le préparant à la plantation.
Additional translations
strierFormer des stries ou des reliefs saillants sur une surface.
Synonyms
corrugate
crest
crown
pile up
heap up
bank
bank up
mound
ridgeadjective
UK
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US
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Used attributively before nouns to indicate association with a ridge, especially in roofing or geographic contexts.
de crêteSe dit de ce qui est situé sur une crête ou en rapport avec une crête.
The ridge vent runs along the peak of the roof.
L'aération de crête court le long du faîte du toit.
Synonyms
ridged
ribbed
corrugated
furrowed
grooved
keeled

Definitions

ridgenoun
A long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
The hikers followed the ridge to reach the summit of the mountain.
A raised strip or band on a surface.
The ridge on the roof was covered with snow after the storm.
An elongated region of relatively high atmospheric pressure.
A strong ridge over the desert kept conditions dry and cloudless.
ridgeverb
To form into a raised strip or line.
The plow ridged the field, preparing it for planting.
To mark with or form into ridges.
The wind ridged the sand dunes along the beach.
ridgeadjective
Situated on, forming, or related to a ridge.
The ridge vent runs along the peak of the roof.
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