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.
Example Sentences
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Jones and Ryder, both 37, saw the flames coming down a ridgeline overlooking the ranch they rent sometime around 11:30 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
The expansion will protect Bear Divide, a slot in a ridgeline overlooking Santa Clarita that is used by thousands of migrating birds as they make their way from Central America toward the Arctic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024
The two resorts are connected by a ski run off a ridgeline and their base areas are a short drive or bus ride apart.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024
But on that June day, he made a one-mile beeline, hiking to the top of a rocky ridgeline, where he seemed to while away the afternoon before walking directly home.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2023
From this vantage point he could see through the ridgeline trees to the encampment and the river in the distance.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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