- A long, narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed.
- (meteorology) An elongated region of high barometric pressure.
- (Colloquial) Long steep side of a large valley or vale.
[A.H.]
Etymology
Old English hrycg ‘spine, crest’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rug and German Rücken ‘back’. [A.H.]
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Anita Hunt