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ridge 1. a long narrow raised land formation with sloping sides esp one formed by the meeting of two faces of a mountain or of a mountain buttress or spur 2. Anatomy any elongated raised margin or border on a bone, tooth, tissue membrane, etc. 3. a. the top of a roof at the junction of two sloping sides b. (as modifier): a ridge tile 4. the back or backbone of an animal, esp a whale 5. Meteorol an elongated area of high pressure, esp an extension of an anticyclone ridge [rij] (architecture) The line on which the sides of a sloping roof meet. (geology) An elongate, narrow, steep-sided elevation of the earth's surface or the ocean floor. (meteorology) An elongated area of relatively high atmospheric pressure, almost always associated with, and most clearly identified as, an area of maximum anticyclonic curvature of wind flow. Also known as wedge. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Split along its ridge-line, the two halves of house are then pulled apart to face each other across the Duveen's erossing, revealing video projections that screen images from his life, Semi-detached runs from 18 May until 12 December. Glendale's building moratorium is over, with the city still undecided on how to revise building standards to protect undeveloped ridge-line property -- and developers undecided about whether to rush in with filings for their projects or wait until later this year when new guidelines are likely to be in place. |
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