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Ledge Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ledge? [n] a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ledge: shelf Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ledge: band \| bank \| beam-end \| bed \| bedding \| belt \| billiard table \| board \| border \| bordure \| bowling green \| brim \| brink \| brow \| coast \| coral heads \| corbel \| couche \| course \| dead flat \| dead level \| deck \| earth \| edge \| esplanade \| featheredge \| flange \| flat \| flatland \| floor \| frame \| fringe \| gallery \| gradin \| gradino \| ground \| hem \| hob \| homaloid \| horizontal \| horizontal axis \| horizontal fault \| horizontal line \| horizontal parallax \| horizontal plane \| horizontal projection \| ironbound coast \| labellum \| labium \| labrum \| layer \| ledges \| lee shore \| level \| level line \| level plane \| limb \| limbus \| lip \| list \| mantel \| mantelshelf \| mantle \| marge \| margin \| mean sea level \| measures \| overhang \| overlayer \| overstory \| parterre \| pitfall \| plain \| plane \| platform \| prairie \| predella \| projection \| quicksands \| ragged edge \| retable \| rim \| rockbound coast \| rocks \| sandbank \| sandbar \| sands \| sea level \| sea of grass \| seam \| selvage \| shallows \| shelf \| shoals \| shore \| shoulder \| side \| sideline \| sill \| skirt \| stage \| step \| steppe \| story \| stratum \| substratum \| superaltar \| superstratum \| table \| terrace \| thickness \| tier \| topsoil \| undercurrent \| underlayer \| understory \| understratum \| undertow \| verge \| water level \| zone See Also \| ridge Ledge In Webster's Dictionary \Ledge\ (l[e^]j), n. [Akin to AS. licgan to lie, Icel. liggja; cf. Icel. l["o]gg the ledge or rim at the bottom of a cask. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [Formerly written {lidge}.] 1. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery. 2. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks. 3. A layer or stratum. The lowest ledge or row should be of stone. --Sir H. Wotton. 4. (Mining) A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral. 5. (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.

Ledge Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ledge?

[n] a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ledge: shelf

See Also | ridge

Ledge In Webster's Dictionary

\Ledge\ (l[e^]j), n. [Akin to AS. licgan to lie, Icel.
liggja; cf. Icel. l["o]gg the ledge or rim at the bottom of a
cask. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [Formerly written {lidge}.]
1. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which
   resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting
   ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.

2. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.

3. A layer or stratum.

         The lowest ledge or row should be of stone. --Sir H.
                                               Wotton.

4. (Mining) A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable
   mineral.

5. (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck,
   placed athwartship between beams.

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