ridge

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 a narrow area of high land along the top of a line of hills; a high pointed area near the top of a mountain: walking along the ridge * the north-east ridge of Mount Everest * We stood on the windswept ridge and looked down at the valley below. 2 a raised line on the surface of sth; the point where two sloping surfaces join: The ridges on the soles of my boots stopped me from slipping. * the ridge of the roof 3 [C] ~ (of high pressure) (technical) a long narrow area of high pressure in the atmosphere: a ridge of high pressure over the Atlantic compareTROUGH verb [VN] [usuallypassive] to make narrow raised lines or areas on the surface of sth