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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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
Horvath told investigators that before what was to be the last ski run of the day, Russell attempted to land on a ridgeline but the helicopter lifted off for an attempted second landing.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2023
“We lived in holes in the hills,” he says, pointing toward a ridgeline.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2000
The barren ridgeline trees raw and black in the rain.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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