ridge
/rɪdʒ/ n [C]Definition
› a long, narrow, raised part of a surface, esp. a high edge of a hill or mountain: a mountain ridge Plowed ridges looked like stripes across the field. › A ridge of high pressure is a narrow air mass that brings good weather. › The ridge of a roof is where the sloping parts or sides come together at the top.
(Definition of ridge n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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