Definition of Ridgelines

1. Noun. (plural of ridgeline) ¹

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Definition of Ridgelines

1. ridgeline [n] - See also: ridgeline

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ridgelines

ridge vent
ridge vents
ridgeback
ridgebacks
ridgebone
ridgebones
ridged
ridged band
ridgehead
ridgeheads
ridgel
ridgelet
ridgelets
ridgelike
ridgeline
ridgelines (current term)
ridgelings
ridgels
ridgepiece
ridgepieces
ridgepole
ridgepoles
ridger
ridgerope
ridgeropes
ridgers
ridges
ridgeside
ridgesides

Literary usage of Ridgelines

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Sailor's Garland by John Masefield (1908)
"... ridgelines on the Table, To save the Dishes scarce were able, So Johnny, like his messmates, sate With one hand holding fast his plate, Himself beneath ..."

2. The Virginia Handbook by Blair Howard, Mary K. Burnham, Bill Burnham (2005)
"... Route 250, takes you from soaring views atop numerous ridgelines, down corkscrew-like routes, into sweeping valleys and through tows like Hightown, ..."

3. Howard's Hill and Other True Stories: Small Unit Marine Action in Vietnam by DIANE Publishing Company (1990)
"The last mile would be easy, since they could follow the ridgelines southwest until they arrived at Hill 176. Monroe planned to place his ambush along a ..."

4. Seven Firefights in Vietnam by John A. Cash (1985)
"... then shifted toward the southwest and west, seeking greater ease of movement on the lower ridgelines of Ngok Kom Leat. Spec. 4 Emory L. Jorgensen, ..."

5. Bloody Beaches: The Marines at Peleliu by Gordon D. Gayle (1996)
"... where the sinkhole terrain blended into more regular ridgelines, the 321st captured parts of a key feature, Hill 100. Together with an adjacent hill ..."

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