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RIDGELINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A long narrow range of hills

Synonyms:

ridge; ridgeline

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("ridgeline" is a kind of...):

formation; geological formation ((geology) the geological features of the earth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ridgeline"):

arete (a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains)

hogback; horseback (a narrow ridge of hills)

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