Definition of Ledge
1. Noun. A projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water.
Definition of Ledge
1. n. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
Definition of Ledge
1. Noun. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery. ¹
2. Noun. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks. ¹
3. Noun. A layer or stratum. ¹
4. Noun. A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral. ¹
5. Noun. A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams. ¹
6. Noun. See lege. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ledge
1. a narrow, shelflike projection [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ledge
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1. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
2. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
3. A layer or stratum. "The lowest ledge or row should be of stone." (Sir H. Wotton)
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Literary usage of Ledge
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1. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1860)
"For placing monuments on Fort-point ledge, Adam's ledge, and Buck ledge, in Penobscot
... For placing a monument on Bulwark ledge, about seven miles east- ..."
2. United States Coast Pilot: Atlantic Coast. Part IV. From Point Judith to New by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Herbert Gouverneur Ogden, John Ross, Herbert Cornelius Graves, Harry L. Ford (1899)
"5) marking à ledge off Cormorant Rock and the buoy (bell, red and black horizontal
stripes) marking Sarah ledge. When up with Sarah ledge haul to the ..."
3. The American Coast Pilot: Containing the Courses and Distances Between the by Edmund March Blunt (1822)
"One league distant from this ledge, lies a shoal, called Joe Flog- ger, bearing
WS VV. from the buoy. Directions for sailing in by *Cape Henlopen. ..."
4. Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace by Jesse Walter Fewkes (1911)
"This series of ledge rooms was probably entered from the roof of a building in
front, and the opening or doorway I above room 66 served as such an entrance, ..."
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