ridgeway

British  

/ ˈrɪdʒˌweɪ /

noun

1. a road or track along a ridge, esp one of great antiquity

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Example Sentences

Billy Row is sprawled up a hill in County Durham, sandwiched between Crook on the valley floor and Stanley Crook atop the ridgeway.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2023

He sat facing the ridgeway where it came from the East, and watched the courses of the stars.

From Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

If they could cross the brook and gain the ridgeway, it was long odds on their being overtaken that night.

From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

They moved slowly, for in some places the old road lay among sandy hillocks and holes, while in others it sank very notably and became a muddy, stick-covered ridgeway.

From On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Pan Serafin found himself at the obstruction in one moment, and understood that there was no chance of being mistaken: a broad ditch had been dug across the ridgeway.

From On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski by Sienkiewicz, Henryk