ridgeline

noun

ridge·​line ˈrij-ˌlīn How to pronounce ridgeline (audio)
: a line marking or following a ridgetop

Examples of ridgeline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To explore, visitors must travel by foot on the island’s 165 miles of hiking trails, which lead to vast inland lakes, follow a mountainous ridgeline, and trace a dramatic, rocky shore. Stephanie Pearson, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024 The plans for the ridgeline development are now left to the buyer to build. Sandra Barrera, Orange County Register, 17 June 2024 Earlier this month, the park service expanded a scenic, 11-mile-long ridgeline to a national monument considered sacred to Native American tribes in Northern California. Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024 In a scene in Restrepo reminiscent of Apache attacks in old Hollywood Westerns, the U.S. platoon climbs a wooded ridgeline, knowing that insurgents lurk nearby. Bing West, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2011 See all Example Sentences for ridgeline 

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Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ridgeline was in 1856

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“Ridgeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridgeline. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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