ridgetop

noun

ridge·​top ˈrij-ˌtäp How to pronounce ridgetop (audio)
: the crest of a ridge

Examples of ridgetop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Winds on the ridgetops are forecast to gust to about 15 mph. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 25 July 2024 The La Crosse National Weather Service office said on X, the former social media platform, that several accidents had occurred in the area's ridgetops in La Crosse and Vernon counties. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024 From this point on, our machete-wielding porters whack a shoulder-wide path straight up the fall line toward the ridgetop. Peter Frick-Wright, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2019 The castle is surrounded by contemporary sculpture and looks down on the village and as far as the medieval ridgetop village of Ménerbes, four miles west. Kate Maxwell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2022 See all Example Sentences for ridgetop 

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Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ridgetop was in 1847

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“Ridgetop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridgetop. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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