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  • 22ledge —     a) A narrow shelf or projection of rock, much longer than wide, formed on a rock wall or cliff face, as along a coast by differential wave action on softer rocks; erosion is by combined biological and chemical weathering.     b) A rocky… …

    Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • 23ledge — noun (C) 1 a narrow flat surface of rock that is parallel to the ground 2 a narrow flat shelf or surface, fixed to a wall: window ledge (=narrow shelf below a window) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24ledge — ledgeless, adj. /lej/, n., v., ledged, ledging. n. 1. a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray. 2. a more or less flat shelf of rock protruding from a cliff or slope. 3. a… …

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  • 25ledge — [[t]lɛdʒ[/t]] n. 1) a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray 2) a more or less flat shelf of rock protruding from a cliff or slope 3) a reef, ridge, or line of rocks in the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26ledge — n. 1 a narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall etc. 2 a shelflike projection on the side of a rock or mountain. 3 a ridge of rocks, esp. below water. 4 Mining a stratum of metal bearing rock. Derivatives: ledged adj. ledgy adj. Etymology …

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  • 27ledge — ledÊ’ n. narrow horizontal piece which projects from a surface (especially from a wall); shelf of rock; underwater reef …

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  • 28ledge — noun 1》 a narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, etc. 2》 an underwater ridge, especially one of rocks near the seashore. 3》 Mining a stratum of metal bearing rock. Derivatives ledged adjective ledgy adjective Origin ME (denoting …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29ledge — n 1. shelf, slab of wood, sill, raised edge, mantel, mantelpiece, hob, Eccles. gradin; shelf of rock, projection, protrusion, overhang. 2. reef, coral reef, ridge, line of rocks, bar, sand bar, sandbank …

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  • 30ledge — I. /lɛdʒ / (say lej) noun 1. any relatively narrow, horizontal projecting part, or any part affording a horizontal shelf like surface. 2. a more or less flat shelf of rock protruding from a cliff or slope. 3. a reef, ridge, or line of rocks in… …