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   ledge

   /lɛdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other surface: "he heaved himself up over a ledge"
   • ▪ a window ledge.
   • 2. an underwater ridge, especially of rocks beneath the sea near the shore: "a reef ledge"
   • 3. a stratum of metal- or ore-bearing rock; a vein of quartz or other mineral.

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a strip of wood or other material fixed across a door, gate, etc.): perhaps from an early form of lay1. ledge (sense 1) dates from the mid 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ledged adjective
   • 2. ledgy adjective

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   What is ledge noun?

   • The climbers were clinging to a ledge hundreds of feet above the sea. a narrow flat shelf fixed to a wall, especially one below a window She put the vase of flowers on the window ledge. Definition of ledge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is a ledge in a cell?

   • As the aluminium is forming, a solidified bath layer, the so-called ledge, protects the cell sidewall from corrosive electrolyte and reduces the heat loss from the cell. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   What happened on a ledge?

   • On a ledge is a small TV set and a cabinet with a few sad possessions spilling out. In another chamber there was a hole inside of a ledge we put our hands through. We moved slowly down slippery stones, careful not to focus on the ledge to our right that dropped down to the mountain base.

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   What does Rhodry do on a window ledge?

   • Rhodry made himself sit on the window ledge and turn to look out and down. ● noun: [of window] rebord; [of mountain] saillie, corniche [...] ● noun: (on wall, of window) alféizar, repisa, anaquel; (= shelf) (on mountain) saliente [...]

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   What is a cliff ledge in a saloon?

   • The sunny canyon cliffs and ledges slide by. Along the ledge, the saloon patron would find towels hanging so that they might wipe the beer suds from their mustaches. It's a crime to shout "jump, jump" to a distressed person clinging to a high window ledge. They are constructed in large trees or on cliff ledges.

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   How did Rhodry make a ledge for a candle?

   • The solution to the task, incidentally, is to use some drawing pins to fix the drawing pin box to the wall as a ledge for the candle. Rhodry made himself sit on the window ledge and turn to look out and down. ● noun: [of window] rebord; [of mountain] saillie, corniche [...]

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   a narrow, flat area like a shelf that sticks out from a building, cliff, or other vertical surface: a window ledge. (Definition of ledge from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of ledge.

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     a narrow, flat area like a shelf that sticks out from a...

   • Znaczenie Ledge, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     LEDGE definicja: 1. a narrow shelf that sticks out from a...

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     LEDGE translate: 壁架，横档. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Ledge: Russian Translation

     LEDGE translate: выступ . Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Ledge Spanish Translation

     LEDGE translate: alféizar, cornisa [feminine, singular]....

   • Ledge: Arabic Translation

     LEDGE translate: حافة. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   The meaning of LEDGE is a raised or projecting edge or molding intended to protect or check. How to use ledge in a sentence.

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   noun. 1. a narrow horizontal surface resembling a shelf and projecting from a wall, window, etc. 2. a layer of rock that contains an ore; vein. 3. a ridge of rock that lies beneath the surface of the sea. 4. a narrow shelflike rock projection on a cliff or mountain.

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   a narrow, flat area like a shelf that sticks out from a building, cliff, or other vertical surface: a window ledge. (Definition of ledge from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of ledge.

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   A ledge is a piece of rock on the side of a cliff or mountain, which is in the shape of a narrow shelf.

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    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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    a narrow flat shelf fixed to a wall, especially one below a window. She put the vase of flowers on the window ledge. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. see also sill, window ledge. Word Origin. See ledge in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: ledge.