ridgeline
Americannoun
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a line formed along the highest points of a mountain ridge.
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an area of higher ground separating two adjacent streams or watersheds.
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Bravo said that despite his injuries, he hiked and climbed to the top of a tall ridgeline, in fear of Iranian forces the whole way.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Before Sánchez took office, he railed against the barbed wire fence crisscrossing Ceuta’s ridgeline, claiming Spain had a moral duty toward refugees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
That’s when the 60 mph winds whipped through the hillside neighborhood and the fire appeared on a nearby ridgeline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2024
The newly renamed ridgeline has been significant to tribal nations such as the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation for thousands of years.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
He sits astride Traveller, looking down from a distant ridgeline.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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