ridge

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Technical

n. the highest horizontal line where two sides of a roof meet.

n. the horizontal line formed by the junction of two sloping surfaces at the top of a roof.

“The workers climbed up to the ridge of the house to fix the broken tiles.”

“The architect specified a reinforced ridge beam to support the weight of the heavy slate tiles across the expansive roof span.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a raised line or strip on a surface, like on a finger or a piece of land.

n. any extended protuberance or projecting line on a surface, whether biological, geological, or artificial.

“You can feel the small ridges on the surface of a coin.”

“The forensic expert examined the unique ridges of the fingerprint left on the glass surface to identify the suspect.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Science Technical

n. a long area of high air pressure that usually brings good weather.

n. an elongated region of relatively high atmospheric pressure.

“A ridge of high pressure is moving in, so it should be sunny tomorrow.”

“The meteorologist noted that a persistent ridge of high pressure was blocking the arrival of Atlantic storm fronts, leading to a prolonged dry spell.”

C2 · Proficiency Technical

v. to make something into long, raised lines.

v. to form or mark with ridges; often used in agricultural or geological contexts.

“The farmer used a machine to ridge the soil before planting the seeds.”

“The heavy rains began to ridge the hillside, creating small channels where the water flowed down toward the stream.”