ledge

ledge

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛdʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɛdʒ
• Hyphenation: ledge

Etymology 1

From Middle English legge; usually considered to be from Middle English leggen, a variant of leyen (“to put, lay (down, waste to)”).

Noun

ledge (plural ledges)

1. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
2. (geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
3. A layer or stratum.
4. A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
5. (architecture) A (door or window) lintel.
6. (architecture) A cornice.
7. (shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.

Translations

shelf

Finnish: hylly (fi); (protruding part of a façade or structure) otsa (fi), otsikko (fi) Galician: mesado m German: (shelf fixed to a wall) Bord (de) n, Regalbrett (de) n; (part of a wall that forms a shelf) Sims (de) n; (protruding part of a façade) Sims (de) n, Mauervorsprung (de) m, Mauerabsatz m Italian: mensola (it) f, ripiano (it), scaffale (it) m

Portuguese: prateleira (pt) f, armário (pt) Russian: по́лка (ru) f (pólka) Scottish Gaelic: oir f Spanish: repisa (es) f

of rocks

Finnish: kieleke (fi), kallionkieleke, uloke (fi); (reef) karikko, riutta (fi) French: corniche (fr) f German: Sims (de) m, Band (de) n, Felsband n, Felsvorsprung (de) m, Vorsprung (de) m, Kante (de) f, Platte (de) f, Felsplatt f, Stufe (de) f, Überhang (de) m, Rücken (de) m

Italian: cengia (it) f, stralpo (it) m, balza (it) f Russian: вы́ступ (ru) m (výstup), усту́п (ru) m (ustúp), край (ru) m (kraj)

layer

Finnish: kerros (fi), kerrostuma (fi) French: couche (fr) f German: Lage (de) f, Schicht (de) f

Italian: strato (it) m Portuguese: camada (pt) f Russian: шельф (ru) m (šelʹf), слой (ru) m (sloj)

lode

Dutch: ader (nl) m or f, ertslaag m or f Finnish: mineraalisuoni, malmisuoni, suoni (fi) German: Ader (de) f, Schicht (de) f

Italian: filone (it) m Russian: за́лежь (ru) f (záležʹ), пласт (ru) m (plast)

lintel

Finnish: kamana (fi) French: linteau (fr) m

German: Sturz (de) m

cornice

Catalan: imposta (ca) f Finnish: reunalista, korniisi (fi), kattolista (fi)

French: corniche (fr) f German: Gesims n

timber

Noun

ledge (plural ledges)

1. (slang) A lege; a legend.
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Anagrams

• degel, edgel, glede, gleed, leged