plateau vs ridge

plateau

noun
  • A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland. 

  • A comparatively stable level after a period of increase. 

  • A notable level of attainment or achievement. 

verb
  • (of a varying quantity) To reach a stable level after a period of increase; to level off. 

ridge

noun
  • The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area. 

  • A chain of hills. 

  • A chain of mountains. 

  • The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped. 

  • Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip. 

  • The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground. 

  • A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom. 

  • The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way. 

  • An elongated region of high atmospheric pressure. 

verb
  • To form into a ridge 

  • To extend in ridges 

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