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What does ridge mean?

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Noun
  1. (anatomy) The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.
  2. Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
  3. The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
  4. The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.
  5. (fortifications) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
  6. A chain of mountains.
  7. A chain of hills.
  8. A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.
  9. (meteorology) A type of warm air that comes down on to land from mountains.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To form into a ridge
  2. (intransitive) To extend in ridges
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