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1. (n.) ledge
a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray.
2. ledge
a more or less flat shelf of rock protruding from a cliff or slope.
3. ledge
a reef, ridge, or line of rocks in the sea.
4. ledge
a layer or mass of rock underground.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME legge)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ledge, shelf
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
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1. (noun) ledge
a part of a wall or rock that sticks out
flower pots on a window ledge; a rocky ledge
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ledge
a shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery
2. (noun) ledge
a shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks
3. (noun) ledge
a layer or stratum
4. (noun) ledge
a lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral
5. (noun) ledge
a piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams
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Sense: a shelf or an object that sticks out like a shelf
He keeps plant-pots on the window-ledge; They stopped on a ledge halfway up the cliff.
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 Afrikaans: bank, rand |
 Arabic: صَفَّه، إفْريز شُبّاك، طُ |
 Bulgarian: издатина |
 Brazilian: parapeito |
 Czech: římsa; výstupek |
 German: der Sims, der Rand |
 Danish: sålbænk; afsats |
 Greek: περβάζι, προεξοχή |
 Spanish: repisa, alféizar |
 Estonian: eend, simss, kaljunukk |
 Farsi: طاقچه |
 Finnish: hylly |
 French: rebord, corniche |
 Hebrew: אֶדֶן, מַדַף |
 Hindi: कगार |
 Croatian: polica, greda |
 Hungarian: párkány |
 Indonesian: tubir, langkan |
 Icelandic: stallur, hilla, sylla |
 Italian: ripiano; davanzale |
 Japanese: 棚状のもの |
 Korean: (건물의) 선반 모양의 수평 돌기 |
 Lithuanian: iškyša, kraštas, briauna |
 Latvian: mala; dzega; klintsradze |
 Malay: belebas |
 Dutch: richel |
 Norwegian: hylle, avsats, framspring |
 Polish: parapet, półka |
 Persian: ، كلكين،ورسى طاقچه |
 Pashto: كړكى،اورسى |
 Portuguese: parapeito |
 Romanian: pervaz; cornişă |
 Russian: полочка; выступ |
 Slovak: rímsa; výstupok |
 Slovenian: polica |
 Serbian: izbočen deo |
 Swedish: [fönster]bleck, hylla, av |
 Thai: ชั้นที่ยื่นออกจากผนัง |
 Turkish: raf gibiçıkıntı, uzantı |
 Taiwanese: 壁架，岩架 |
 Ukrainian: планка; виступ |
 Urdu: کنگنی ، چھجا |
 Vietnamese: gờ; rìa |
 Chinese: 壁架 |
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