ridge
[noun]
Synonyms: chine, crest, hogback, wrinkle, corrugation, crease, crinkle, fold, furrow, plica, rimple, rivel, ruck

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English Thesaurus: mountain, hill, Mount, cliff, precipice, ...

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Ridge, Tom
(1956–) an American lawyer who was the first US Secretary of Homeland Security (2003–05). Before starting that job, he was the Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 until 2001 and a member of the House of Representatives from 1983 until 1995. He was in the US Army during the Vietnam War and was given several medals.

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ridge /rɪdʒ/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: hrycg]

1. a long area of high land, especially at the top of a mountain:
We made our way carefully along the ridge.

2.
a) something long and thin that is raised above the things around it:
A small ridge of sand separated the field from the beach.
The ridges on the soles give the shoes a better grip.
b) the part at the top of a roof, where the two sides meet

3. ridge of high pressure technical a long area of high air pressure in the atmosphere, which has an effect on the weather

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mountain a very high hill:
the highest mountain in Austria
hill an area of land that is higher than the land around it, which is like a mountain but smaller and usually has a rounded top:
We went for a walk in the hills.
The house is surrounded by woods, farmland and gentle hills.
Mount (also Mt written abbreviation) used in the names of mountains. Don’t say ‘Fuji Mountain’ – say ‘Mount Fuji’:
Mount Everest
cliff the steep side of an area of land, often next to the sea:
the white cliffs of Dover
precipice especially literary a very steep and dangerous cliff:
They were standing on the edge of a precipice.
crag a high steep rock or mountain:
An eagle sailed over the high crags.
ridge a long narrow area of high ground, especially at the top of a mountain:
I could see a group of climbers high up on a ridge.
knoll a small round hill:
a grassy knoll
volcano a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out:
the eruption of a volcano
summit the very highest point of a mountain:
the summit of Mt Everest
peak especially literary the top of a mountain:
the snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas
a distant peak
range/chain a group of mountains or hills arranged in a line:
the mountain range that is part of the border between Norway and Sweden
foothills a group of smaller hills below a range of high mountains:
the Sierra foothills

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