Ledge Definition

lĕj
ledges
noun
ledges
A horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall.
American Heritage
A shelflike projection.
A window ledge.
Webster's New World
A cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall.
American Heritage
A projecting ridge of rocks.
Webster's New World
Such a ridge under the surface of the water near the shore.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Ledge

Noun

Singular:
ledge
Plural:
ledges

Origin of Ledge

  • Middle English crossbar probably from leggen to lay from Old English lecgan legh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ledge Sentence Examples

  • The ledge was just wide enough for her foot to fit fully.

  • Her fall was brutally interrupted by a rock ledge about five feet down.

  • Horses were moving around on the ledge above, their hooves clicking against the rocks.

  • The chief are Aysgarth Force, on the main stream, Mill Gill Force on a tributary near Askrigg, and Hardraw Scaur beyond Hawes, the finest of all, which shoots forth over a projecting ledge of limestone so as to leave a clear passage behind it.

  • Dazed and pained, she couldn't help but wish she'd just jumped off the ledge instead.

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Words Starting With

LLELED

Words Ending With

EGEDGE

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Words Starting With L and Ending With E

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