Ledge
noun
A small, flat surface sticking out from a wall or other vertical surface.
The birds were building their nest on a ledge outside our window.
Often appears as...
- window ledge
- narrow ledge
noun
A piece of rock or ice sticking out from a mountain or under the sea.
The mountain climber nervously inched his way across the small ledge.
Often appears as...
- rock ledge
- ice ledge
noun
A vein or bed of rock.
The miners dug into the ledge of coal with their pickaxes.
Often appears as...
- coal ledge
- ore ledge
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Technical
noun
A small, flat surface sticking out from a wall or other vertical surface.
The birds were building their nest on a ledge outside our window.
Often appears as...
- window ledge
- narrow ledge
noun
A piece of rock or ice sticking out from a mountain or under the sea.
The mountain climber nervously inched his way across the small ledge.
Often appears as...
- rock ledge
- ice ledge
noun
A vein or bed of rock.
The miners dug into the ledge of coal with their pickaxes.
Often appears as...
- coal ledge
- ore ledge
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Everyday Objects
Often used to describe shelves or surfaces in common living spaces.
I placed the flower pot on the kitchen ledge.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Danger
Can imply risk if the ledge is narrow and high, like on a building.
She warned her cat to stay off the balcony ledge.
Pro Tip 3/3Observation Spot
A ledge by a window is often seen as a place to observe from indoors.
He leaned on the window ledge, watching the snowfall.
Pro Tip 1/3Everyday Objects
Often used to describe shelves or surfaces in common living spaces.
I placed the flower pot on the kitchen ledge.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Danger
Can imply risk if the ledge is narrow and high, like on a building.
She warned her cat to stay off the balcony ledge.
Pro Tip 3/3Observation Spot
A ledge by a window is often seen as a place to observe from indoors.
He leaned on the window ledge, watching the snowfall.
Pro Tip 1/3Everyday Objects
Often used to describe shelves or surfaces in common living spaces.
I placed the flower pot on the kitchen ledge.
Pro Tip 2/3Potential Danger
Can imply risk if the ledge is narrow and high, like on a building.
She warned her cat to stay off the balcony ledge.
Pro Tip 3/3Observation Spot
A ledge by a window is often seen as a place to observe from indoors.
He leaned on the window ledge, watching the snowfall.
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Rodney Mullen: Pop an...
Because that had not yet been done. And then it dawned on me, and here's part of what I'm saying. I had an infrastructure. I had this deep layer, where it was like, oh my gosh, it's just your foot. It's just the way you throw your board over. Just let the ledge do that, and it's easy, and the next thing you know, there's 20 more tricks based out of the variations.
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Why we need to talk...
You would be wrong. So I sat there that night beside a bottle of pills with a pen and paper in my hand and I thought about taking my own life and I came this close to doing it. I came this close to doing it. And I didn't, so that makes me one of the lucky ones, one of the people who gets to step out on the ledge
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Deep Inside the First...
local guide named joe signs brought us up here to this vantage point called the eagles nest and katie being the dedicated photographer that she is is climbing out onto a far ledge that offers the best view scaring the heck out of me and brian it's like we're on the edge of the grand canyon and katie
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Climbing Islands in the...
and he was like this And he was shaking to try to get himself deeper in. I remember, one of his shoes fly off and spin through the mist and disappear off the ledge. And for the rest of the trip he had one shoe. But, he did it. And he burrowed all the way through
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Searching for the...
the thinnest ledges and sprint in bursts as fast as a racehorse all this makes them one of the deadliest hunters on the roof of the world and if you're super lucky you might just get to see a snow leopard hunt about a year before i came here i saw a
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Arctic Fox Raids Polar...
blend in with the lichens and the rocks but today agility is more important than camouflage almost two hundred thousand sea birds called Muir's crowd onto rocky ledges where they've laid their eggs the fox heads for the cliffs to find food
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Scientists "See" Ocean...
you know discrete locations but our map is continuous we can see the ups and downs the the ridges the ledges of the sea bottom and all of that is important information for our manager as well as to make the linkages between the
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What rocks on Mars can...
see what they tell us here's another close-up view the closest we were able to get from orbit and you can see these ledges each of these rock layers has a particular story to tell us now you might remember two years ago did
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Infrared Footage of...
the baboon's final destination is a series of small ledges high up on the cave wool safe beyond the reach of predators and protected by a roof of solid rock the cave dormitory stays warm
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How pigeons took over...
Add some sticks to any window ledge or highway overpass and it's a great spot to raise babies. This unfussiness allows them to live in environments where more specialized species can’t.
Video examples
Rodney Mullen: Pop an...
Because that had not yet been done. And then it dawned on me, and here's part of what I'm saying. I had an infrastructure. I had this deep layer, where it was like, oh my gosh, it's just your foot. It's just the way you throw your board over. Just let the ledge do that, and it's easy, and the next thing you know, there's 20 more tricks based out of the variations.
Video examples
Why we need to talk...
You would be wrong. So I sat there that night beside a bottle of pills with a pen and paper in my hand and I thought about taking my own life and I came this close to doing it. I came this close to doing it. And I didn't, so that makes me one of the lucky ones, one of the people who gets to step out on the ledge
Video examples
Deep Inside the First...
local guide named joe signs brought us up here to this vantage point called the eagles nest and katie being the dedicated photographer that she is is climbing out onto a far ledge that offers the best view scaring the heck out of me and brian it's like we're on the edge of the grand canyon and katie
Video examples
Climbing Islands in the...
and he was like this And he was shaking to try to get himself deeper in. I remember, one of his shoes fly off and spin through the mist and disappear off the ledge. And for the rest of the trip he had one shoe. But, he did it. And he burrowed all the way through
Video examples
Searching for the...
the thinnest ledges and sprint in bursts as fast as a racehorse all this makes them one of the deadliest hunters on the roof of the world and if you're super lucky you might just get to see a snow leopard hunt about a year before i came here i saw a
Video examples
Arctic Fox Raids Polar...
blend in with the lichens and the rocks but today agility is more important than camouflage almost two hundred thousand sea birds called Muir's crowd onto rocky ledges where they've laid their eggs the fox heads for the cliffs to find food
Video examples
Scientists "See" Ocean...
you know discrete locations but our map is continuous we can see the ups and downs the the ridges the ledges of the sea bottom and all of that is important information for our manager as well as to make the linkages between the
Video examples
What rocks on Mars can...
see what they tell us here's another close-up view the closest we were able to get from orbit and you can see these ledges each of these rock layers has a particular story to tell us now you might remember two years ago did
Video examples
Infrared Footage of...
the baboon's final destination is a series of small ledges high up on the cave wool safe beyond the reach of predators and protected by a roof of solid rock the cave dormitory stays warm
Video examples
How pigeons took over...
Add some sticks to any window ledge or highway overpass and it's a great spot to raise babies. This unfussiness allows them to live in environments where more specialized species can’t.
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Terence Tao
Australian Mathematician
You want to get to the top of the cliff. But that's not what you focus on immediately. You focus on the next ledge just beyond your reach, because you need to do one clever thing to get up there. And then, once you get there, you do it again. A lot of this is rather boring and not very glamorous. But you can't jump cliffs in a single bound.
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Tom Watson
American Golfer
Golfers who play a lot of courses often encounter short ledges or retaining walls, and I always had fun hopping down from them. I could jump off something six feet high and land like a cat, no problem. Well, today I can't jump off anything higher than two feet without it just killing me.
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Seph Lawless
American Photographer
Strangely enough, as I explored these abandoned malls, I found myself acting like a kid all over again. At times jumping up on to nearby fountain ledges trying to balance myself as I became mesmerized all over again by the futuristic skylights that dangled fearlessly over my head.
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Kelly Slater
American Athlete
It's a perfect wave when small and the most beautiful and scary wave on Earth when it's big, as the swell from deep water hits the shallow reef ledge. A ten-foot high wave and a 30-footer break in the same depth of water.
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Anthony Fauci
American Scientist
I think it would be over-exaggeration to think that there are millions of viruses ready to jump on us and bring us back to the 14th century. That would be looking over a ledge that isn't there.
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Lauren Groff
American Novelist
But I've married a deeply sensible person who is extremely good at talking me down from my various ledges, and who takes care of me in a billion ways.
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Anderson Cooper
American Journalist
Our skin is very thin. It doesn't take much for us to jump off a ledge or to kill one another. It can happen very, very quickly.
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Winona Ryder
American Actress
Googling yourself is maybe one of the worst things you can do. I did it once, and someone had to talk me off a ledge.
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John Cena
American Actor
I'm fine with being beat-up and pushed around, but I'm really scared of heights and scared of ledges.
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
I could serve coffee using my rear as a ledge.
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Terence Tao
Australian Mathematician
You want to get to the top of the cliff. But that's not what you focus on immediately. You focus on the next ledge just beyond your reach, because you need to do one clever thing to get up there. And then, once you get there, you do it again. A lot of this is rather boring and not very glamorous. But you can't jump cliffs in a single bound.
Quote examples
Tom Watson
American Golfer
Golfers who play a lot of courses often encounter short ledges or retaining walls, and I always had fun hopping down from them. I could jump off something six feet high and land like a cat, no problem. Well, today I can't jump off anything higher than two feet without it just killing me.
Quote examples
Seph Lawless
American Photographer
Strangely enough, as I explored these abandoned malls, I found myself acting like a kid all over again. At times jumping up on to nearby fountain ledges trying to balance myself as I became mesmerized all over again by the futuristic skylights that dangled fearlessly over my head.
Quote examples
Kelly Slater
American Athlete
It's a perfect wave when small and the most beautiful and scary wave on Earth when it's big, as the swell from deep water hits the shallow reef ledge. A ten-foot high wave and a 30-footer break in the same depth of water.
Quote examples
Anthony Fauci
American Scientist
I think it would be over-exaggeration to think that there are millions of viruses ready to jump on us and bring us back to the 14th century. That would be looking over a ledge that isn't there.
Quote examples
Lauren Groff
American Novelist
But I've married a deeply sensible person who is extremely good at talking me down from my various ledges, and who takes care of me in a billion ways.
Quote examples
Anderson Cooper
American Journalist
Our skin is very thin. It doesn't take much for us to jump off a ledge or to kill one another. It can happen very, very quickly.
Quote examples
Winona Ryder
American Actress
Googling yourself is maybe one of the worst things you can do. I did it once, and someone had to talk me off a ledge.
Quote examples
John Cena
American Actor
I'm fine with being beat-up and pushed around, but I'm really scared of heights and scared of ledges.
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
I could serve coffee using my rear as a ledge.
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