along the ridge crest

along the ridge crest
вдоль вершины хребта
по хребту

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  • Crest — may refer to: Contents 1 In science 2 In popular culture 3 In commerce 4 Places 5 Acronyms …   Wikipedia

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  • crest — 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. SEE ALSO: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird s head, or fin rays on the top of a fish s head. SYN: crista [TA]. [L. crista] …   Medical dictionary

  • crest — crested, adj. crestless, adj. /krest/, n. 1. the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit. 2. the head or top of anything. 3. a ridge or ridgelike formation. 4. the foamy top of a wave. 5. the point of highest flood, as of a river. 6. the …   Universalium

  • ridge — 1. A (usually rough) linear elevation. SEE ALSO: crest. 2. In dentistry, any linear elevation on the surface of a tooth. 3. The remainder of the alveolar process and its soft …   Medical dictionary

  • crest — /krɛst / (say krest) noun 1. a. a tuft or other natural growth of the top of an animal s head, as the comb of a cock. b. feathers on top of a bird s head which stand upright or are erectile. 2. anything resembling or suggesting such a tuft. 3.… …  


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