alveolar ridge

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the ridgelike border of the upper and lower jaws containing the sockets of the teeth.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

Also called alveolar process.

The fundamental issue: the boundaries of the underwater Lomonosov Ridge.
Russia Preps Its North Pole Invasion|Dave Majumdar|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That should immediately destroy any illusions about how “libertarian” the Liberty Ridge ruling might be.
Gay Marriage Vs. the First Amendment|James Poulos|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This vision, in the context of the incident at Liberty Ridge, reveals a substantial weakness in our constitutional framework.
Gay Marriage Vs. the First Amendment|James Poulos|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To dwell on that for a moment is to get a sharp taste of the overarching issue that Liberty Ridge raises for us.
Gay Marriage Vs. the First Amendment|James Poulos|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

High on the slopes of Everest, some 70 sherpas surged over a ridge to see the beating.
Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling|Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Frequently they are found in alveolar arrangement, retaining the original outline of the alveoli of the lung (Fig. 4, b).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
With this company he had rendered valiant service in the campaign which ended with the battle of Pea Ridge.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
A short distance off was another ridge or spur of the mountain, widening out into almost a plateau.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
I turned away from the bank and raced up a long slope to a saw-backed ridge that promised largely of unobstructed view.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
It lit up every ridge and hollow for two or three seconds, and showed me four riders tearing up the slope at a high run.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair