Ledge: meaning, definitions and examples
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ledge
[ ledʒ ]
on a mountain
a narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall, cliff, or other surface
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The climber carefully edged along the narrow ledge.
- She stood on the ledge, looking down at the valley below.
knowledge
a knowledge or understanding of a particular subject or fact
Synonyms
awareness, knowledge, understanding
Examples of usage
- She has a vast ledge of historical facts.
- His ledge of computer programming is impressive.
Translations
Translations of the word "ledge" in other languages:
🇵🇹 beiral
- borda
- saliência
🇮🇳 कगार
- किनारा
- धार
🇩🇪 Kante
- Rand
- Vorsprung
🇮🇩 tepi
- bibir
- pinggiran
🇺🇦 край
- межа
- виступ
🇵🇱 krawędź
- brzeg
- występ
🇯🇵 端
- 縁
- 突出
🇫🇷 rebord
- bord
- saillie
🇪🇸 borde
- filo
- saliente
🇹🇷 kenar
- sınır
- çıkıntı
🇰🇷 가장자리
- 끝
- 돌출부
🇸🇦 حافة
- طرف
- نتوء
🇨🇿 okraj
- hrana
- výstupek
🇸🇰 okraj
- hrana
- výčnelok
🇨🇳 边缘
- 边
- 突出
🇸🇮 rob
- robnik
- izboklina
🇮🇸 brún
- kantur
- framstæða
🇰🇿 шеті
- жиегі
- шығыңқы
🇬🇪 ზღვარი
- კიდე
- გამონაშვეტი
🇦🇿 kənar
- haşiyə
- çıxıntı
🇲🇽 borde
- filo
- saliente
Word origin
The word 'ledge' originated from Middle English 'legge' which meant a shelf, ridge, or raised edge. It has been used since the 14th century to refer to a narrow horizontal surface projecting from a wall. In the context of knowledge or understanding, the use of 'ledge' dates back to the 18th century.
See also: ledger.