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The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.
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Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
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The plough threw up ridges of earth between the furrows.
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The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.
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The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.
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(fortifications) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.
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A chain of mountains.
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A chain of hills.
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A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.
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An elongated region of high atmospheric pressure.