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DictionaryledgeNarrow projecting shelf
noun

ledge

LEJ/ledʒ/

A narrow shelf or ridge projecting from a surface.

A narrow stone ledge projects from the steep rock face.

A close three-quarter view of a vertical rock face with a single narrow, flat stone ledge projecting outward.
Etymology

Ledge first meant a crossbar on a door, before acquiring the sense of a narrow shelf or shelf-like rock projection. Its origin remains uncertain.

In context

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a regular succession of footsteps in the dust along the ledge, between one window and the other.
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More examples

  • Rainwater collected on the stone ledge.
  • We rested on a broad ledge above the trail.
  • Several ledges projected from the cliff.

Forms

ledge · ledges

Similar words

shelf
May be a broader flat support or storage surface.
sill
A sill is a projecting structural piece, often at a window or door.