(mountain) crest or ridge

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• crest — [krest] n. [ME creste < OFr < L crista, prob. < IE base * (s)kreis , to shake > MIr cressaim, I shake, ON hrista, to shake] 1. any process or growth on the head of an animal, as a comb or feathered tuft on certain birds 2. a plume or… …   English World dictionary

• crest cloud — noun a standing cloud, extending downwind from a mountain range, or ridge. Source [ …   Wiktionary

• crest — n 1. comb, cockscomb, Zool. caruncle, Obs. coxcomb; tuft, cluster, mane, tassel, top knot; panache, plume, pompon. 2. spine, chine, fin, spinal or vertebral column, Anat. backbone; protuberance, projection, excrescence, outgrowth, bulge, bump,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Crest — (kr[e^]st), n. [OF. creste, F. cr[^e]te, L. crista.] 1. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal s head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Crest tile — Crest Crest (kr[e^]st), n. [OF. creste, F. cr[^e]te, L. crista.] 1. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal s head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mountain Line Transit Authority — Headquarters 420 Dupont Road Westover, West Virginia Service area Monongalia County, West Virginia Service type …   Wikipedia

• ridge — [rij] n. [ME rigge < OE hrycg, akin to ON hrygr, backbone, Ger rücken, back < IE * (s)kreuk , a hump, mound < base * (s)ker , to bend > L curvus, bent, circus, a ring] 1. Obs. an animal s spine or back 2. the long, narrow top or crest …   English World dictionary

• ridge — ► NOUN 1) a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed. 2) a narrow raised band on a surface. 3) Meteorology an elongated region of high barometric pressure. 4) the edge formed where the two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top. ► VERB… …   English terms dictionary

• crest — crested, adj. crestless, adj. /krest/, n. 1. the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit. 2. the head or top of anything. 3. a ridge or ridgelike formation. 4. the foamy top of a wave. 5. the point of highest flood, as of a river. 6. the …   Universalium

• crest — [[t]krɛst[/t]] n. 1) geo the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit 2) the highest point or level: riding the crest of popularity[/ex] 3) geo a ridge or ridgelike formation 4) oce the foamy top of a wave 5) geo the point of highest… …   From formal English to slang

• mountain — mountainless, adj. /mown tn/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth s surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). 2. a large mass of something… …   Universalium