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ledge
[ lej ]
noun
- a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray.
- a more or less flat shelf of rock protruding from a cliff or slope.
- a reef, ridge, or line of rocks in the sea or other body of water.
- Mining.
- a layer or mass of rock underground.
- a lode or vein.
- Carpentry. a member similar to but larger than a cleat.
- Shipbuilding. a minor transverse deck beam running between regular deck beams to form part of a coaming.
verb (used with object)
ledged, ledging.
- to assemble (a door or the like) with ledges.
ledge
/ ɛ /
noun
- a narrow horizontal surface resembling a shelf and projecting from a wall, window, etc
- a layer of rock that contains an ore; vein
- a ridge of rock that lies beneath the surface of the sea
- a narrow shelflike rock projection on a cliff or mountain
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Derived Forms
- ˈ岵, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- 岵l adjective
- ܲ·岵 adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ledge1
C14 legge, perhaps from leggen to lay 1
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Videos show people climbing onto ledges outside their room windows to escape the fire.
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The barefoot man was brought down in a cherry picker as Big Ben struck midnight, after more than 16 hours on a ledge several metres up the tower.
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Video shared on social media shows a barefoot man stood on a ledge several metres up Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben.
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Now, Ferguson sat on a short ledge outside while paramedics struggled — and failed — to save her life.
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When she sits anywhere — on a couch or the ledge of a wooden stand for her dresses — she crosses her long legs with practiced perfection.
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