ledge — 英語辞典

名詞

1. A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.

   例文

   Let me help you tie the rope around your neck / Let me help to talk you the wrong way off the ledge / Let me help you hold the Glock against your head

   There's something inside this / Confusion we face / We marvel in silence / As time ticks away / Where's the ledge? / I can't touch it / But I feel it's so close

2. A shelf on which articles may be laid.

3. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.

4. A layer or stratum.

5. A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.

6. A (door or window) lintel.

7. A cornice.

8. A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.

動詞

1. To cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc).

   用法

   • あまり使われない

   例文

   [...] preparation must not remove excess dentine from the canal, and care must be taken not to ledge the canal walls.

   その他の例文 (1)

   Length Longer canals are more prone to ledging than shorter canals. Careful attention to maintaining patency is required to prevent ledging. Initial Size Smaller-diameter canals are more easily ledged than larger-diameter canals. In summary ...

名詞

1. A provincial or territorial legislature building.

   用法

   • Canada
   • 俗語

   例文

   その他の例文 (1)

   Known to Edmontonians as "the Ledge", the Alberta Legislature Building is a marvel of marble pillars, carved oak, beautiful Beaux-Arts architecture and stunning grounds.

2. A provincial or territorial legislative assembly.

   用法

   • Canada
   • 俗語

名詞

1. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

   同義語

   shelf

   上位語

   ridge