ridgeline.

The line traced by the crest of a ridge or connected ridges.

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Words that belong together

• distant ridgeline
• jagged ridgeline
• follow the ridgeline

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Snow sharpened the ridgeline against the blue sky.

They followed the ridgeline rather than descend into the forest.

Only a thin orange band remained above the western ridgeline.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Can mean the crest itself or its visible outline; ridge line is an accepted spaced spelling. Plural: ridgelines; Spelling: ridge line, ridge lines