ridgeline

English

Etymology

From ridge +‎ line.

Noun

ridgeline (plural ridgelines)

1. 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 [1]

     A ridgeline is a long area from which the surface drops away steeply on one or two sides, such as a bluff or precipice.

   • 1999, Stewart M. Green, Rock Climbing Arizona‎^[2], Globe Pequot, →ISBN, page 77:

     As the trail flattens out, it follows the draw up right to a saddle in the ridgeline.

   • 2003, John R. Nolon, Open Ground: Effective Local Strategies for Protecting Natural Resources‎^[3], Environmental Law Institute, →ISBN, page 29:

     Surface runoff from ridgeline development can contaminate rivers and streams that supply drinking water downstream.

   • a. 2003, Zoning regulations of the Town of Clinton, New York, §2.5, cited in [4]

     These ridgelines and hilltops are exceptional aesthetic and ecological resources, visible from many perspectives and distances.

   • 2005, Margaret Weis, chapter 34, in Master of Dragons‎^[5], Macmillan, →ISBN:

     Standing atop the ridgeline, King Edward watched the nightmare scenario he himself had predicted.

2. (architecture) The topmost edge along a roof, where its sloping sides meet.

Derived terms

• ridgeline plot

Anagrams

• lingeried