ridgeline

noun

ridge·​line ˈrij-ˌlīn How to pronounce ridgeline (audio)
: a line marking or following a ridgetop

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Once assembled, operators would board the Little Bird MH-6 helicopters, fly them on a 7-minute flight to the ridgeline in the cliff face where the weapons system officer was located, load him up and fly back another seven minutes. Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 Expect plenty of sunshine and a brisk northwest wind with gusts reaching 25 to 30 mph along Marin and Sonoma ridgelines during the afternoon. Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026 Where my world was hemmed in by ridgelines and holler roads, Mary Lennox’s world was hemmed in by fog and wind and the low moan of a manor house that seemed to breathe on its own. Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026 The property spans a rolling ridgeline of meadows and forests sitting at 4,800 feet, with 12 upscale cabins and six suites surrounding a central lodge that boasts an expansive dining room flanked by a large hearth on one side and a wall of glass on the other. The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ridgeline

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ridgeline was in 1856

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“Ridgeline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridgeline. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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