mountain ridge

  • 111Ridge and Valley — ▪ region, United States       physiographic province, part of the Appalachian Highlands in the eastern United States. It is bordered on the east by the Blue Ridge and Piedmont provinces and on the west by the Appalachian Plateau. As its name… …

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  • 112mountain — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French muntaine, from Vulgar Latin *montanea, from feminine of *montaneus of a mountain, alteration of Latin montanus, from mont , mons Date: 13th century 1. a. a landmass that… …

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  • 113mountain — n 1. peak, alp, pinnacle, point, spur, tor, height, Chiefly Brit. pike, mountaintop, summit; precipice, crag, butte, promontory, cliff, bluff, headland, plateau, hump; monticule, escarpment, upland, steep, mound. 2. mountains mountain range,… …

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  • 114ridge line — /ˈrɪdʒ laɪn/ (say rij luyn) noun the line formed by the top of a mountain or mountain range. Also, ridgeline …

  • 115mountain moho — amerikinė givendra statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Liepinių šeimos pluoštinis augalas (Heliocarpus americanus), paplitęs Centrinėje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Heliocarpus americanus angl. broadleaf moho; high ridge moho; moho;… …

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  • 116mountain — Synonyms and related words: Everest, Olympus, abundance, accumulation, acres, alp, bags, bald, bank, bar, barrel, barrels, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, bluff, boss, bow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, bushel, butte, button,… …

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  • 117mountain man — Synonyms and related words: backwoodsman, briar hopper, brush ape, bushman, clam digger, cracker, desert rat, forester, frontiersman, hillbilly, hinterlander, mountaineer, piny, redneck, ridge runner, woodlander, woodman, woodsman …

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  • 118ridge — Synonyms and related words: acme, apex, apogee, arete, back, bean, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, boss, bow, brow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, cap, chase, chine, climax, cloud nine, clump, cocker, cockle, col …

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  • 119ridge —    A long, narrow elevation of the land surface, usually sharp crested with steep sides and forming an extended upland between valleys. The term is used in areas of both hill and mountain relief.    HP …

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  • 120ridge — rɪdÊ’ n. mountain range, chain of mountains; crest, thin uppermost edge; long raised strip or rib v. mark with ridges; form ridges …

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