Ledge definition
A horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall.
noun
A shelflike projection.
A window ledge.
noun
An underwater ridge or rock shelf.
noun
A cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall.
noun
The definition of a ledge is a shelf or ridge that sticks out from something.
An example of a ledge is the cliff of a mountain that you can stand on.
noun
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A projecting ridge of rocks.
noun
Such a ridge under the surface of the water near the shore.
noun
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A level of rock-bearing ore; a vein.
noun
(mining) A vein.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
ledge
Plural:
ledgesOrigin of ledge
- Middle English crossbar probably from leggen to lay from Old English lecgan legh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition