ridge
    n 1: a long narrow natural elevation or striation
    2: any long raised strip
    3: a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean
    4: a long narrow range of hills [syn: ridge, ridgeline]
    5: any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or
       membrane
    6: a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof
       meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of
       rafters [syn: ridge, ridgepole, rooftree]
    v 1: extend in ridges; "The land ridges towards the South"
    2: plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an
       unploughed strip
    3: throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; "He ridged
       his corn"
    4: spade into alternate ridges and troughs; "ridge the soil"
    5: form into a ridge

Ridge \Ridge\ (r[i^]j), n. [OE. rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin
   to D. rug, G. r["u]cken, OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr,
   Sw. rugg, Dan. ryg. [root]16.]
   1. The back, or top of the back; a crest. --Hudibras.
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   2. A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a
      range; any extended elevation between valleys. "The frozen
      ridges of the Alps." --Shak.
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            Part rise in crystal wall, or ridge direct.
                                                  --Milton.
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   3. A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow
      or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface
      of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.
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   4. (Arch.) The intersection of two surface forming a salient
      angle, especially the angle at the top between the
      opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.
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   5. (Fort.) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from
      the salient angle of the covered way. --Stocqueler.
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Ridge \Ridge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ridged; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Ridging.]
   1. To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to
      make into a ridge or ridges.
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            Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back
            Of chafed wild boars.                 --Milton.
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   2. To form into ridges with the plow, as land.
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   3. To wrinkle. "With a forehead ridged." --Cowper.
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Ridge, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
   Population (2000):    13380
   Housing Units (2000): 5922
   Land area (2000):     13.465679 sq. miles (34.875946 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.093631 sq. miles (0.242504 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    13.559310 sq. miles (35.118450 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            61665
   Located within:       New York (NY), FIPS 36
   Location:             40.907128 N, 72.882909 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     11961
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
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