ledge

[US]/ledʒ/
[UK]/lɛdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a projection or shelf, especially one on a cliff or rock face; a narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall or cliff; a ridge or an underwater obstruction; a layer of rock or mineral deposit.

Phrases & Collocations

on the ledge

narrow ledge

rock ledge

Example Sentences

The phone was perched precariously on the window ledge.

a ledge 20 feet (not foot ) away.

If the emitter ledge is too thick, current will flow through the undepleted ledge, which increases the emitter-size effect.

she walked on window ledges for the hell of it.

How can such a large quantity of know-ledge be acquired?

is taking legal action against the fast food chain McDonald's for a ledged discrimination.

images stairstepped on a computer screen; ledges stairstepping down a mountainside.

The climbers rested on a sheltered ledge jutting out from the cliff.

(5)Assets that have been mortgaged or ledged to the third person, and there is no surplus of mortgage or pledge value;

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