ridgeline
nounEtymology From ridge + line.
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The topmost edge along a mountain ridge.
- To either side there are beautiful views from the trail along the ridgeline.
- a. 2007, Federal Aviation Administration, Rotorcraft Flying Handbook, →ISBN, Skyhorse Publishing, 2007, p. 10-8 http://books.google.com/books?id=Bk9fOM4zsKwC&pg=PT97&dq=ridgeline&sig=9rt5EdI_M39hmj7A4pxbJZ8PX-k A ridgeline is a long area from which the surface drops away steeply on one or two sides, such as a bluff or precipice.
4 more examples
- As the trail flattens out, it follows the draw up right to a saddle in the ridgeline.1999, Stewart M. Green, Rock Climbing Arizona, Globe Pequot, →ISBN, page 77:
- Surface runoff from ridgeline development can contaminate rivers and streams that supply drinking water downstream.2003, John R. Nolon, Open Ground: Effective Local Strategies for Protecting Natural Resources, Environmental Law Institute, →ISBN, page 29:
- These ridgelines and hilltops are exceptional aesthetic and ecological resources, visible from many perspectives and distances.a. 2003, Zoning regulations of the Town of Clinton, New York, §2.5, cited in http://books.google.com/books?id=SYoFGy1C8_sC&pg=PA29&dq=ridgeline&sig=9jjYsFMKwaHt989-hGPuHVCl0Y4
- Standing atop the ridgeline, King Edward watched the nightmare scenario he himself had predicted.2005, Margaret Weis, chapter 34, in Master of Dragons, Macmillan, →ISBN:
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Architecture The topmost edge along a roof, where its sloping sides meet.
- Derived terms
- ridgeline plot