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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Then several cows and calves crested the ridgeline and came forward, answering her call.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
A fire had ignited high in the hills of Pacific Palisades, and smoke was massing over the bone-dry ridgeline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
A second weather station is planned for the ridgeline above.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 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
The barren ridgeline trees raw and black in the rain.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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