ridge

尾根

山の頂上付近などに長く続く、細く高い地形。

やさしい英語で： A long, narrow strip of high land, often along the top of a mountain.

• We walked along the ridge.
• Snow covered the high ridges.
• The path follows a ridge above the valley.

類義語： crest

よく使う表現： mountain ridge, along the ridge, narrow ridge, ridge line

棟

屋根の二つの斜面が頂上で合わさる水平な部分。

やさしい英語で： The horizontal line at the top of a roof where its two sloping sides meet.

• A bird sat on the roof ridge.
• The builder replaced the ridge tiles.
• Water was entering through a crack near the ridge.

よく使う表現： roof ridge, ridge tiles, ridge beam

海嶺

海底で周囲より高くなり、細長く続く地形。

やさしい英語で： A long, narrow area of higher ground under the sea.

• The ridge lies beneath the ocean.
• Scientists mapped several underwater ridges.
• New rock forms along this volcanic ridge.

よく使う表現： ocean ridge, underwater ridge, submarine ridge

山脈

山々がつながって列をなしている地形。

やさしい英語で： A row of connected mountains.

• A ridge of mountains filled the horizon.
• The ridge stretches across three provinces.
• Several valleys cut through the mountain ridge.

類義語： mountain range, chain

よく使う表現： mountain ridge, distant ridge

畝を作る

地面などの表面に、細長く盛り上がった筋を作る。

やさしい英語で： To form long, narrow raised lines on a surface.

• Farmers ridge the soil before planting.
• He ridged the field for potatoes.
• Use this tool to ridge the clay.

よく使う表現： ridge the soil, ridge a field