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Ridgeline vs Plateau - What's the difference?

ridgeline | plateau |

As nouns the difference between ridgeline and plateau

is that ridgeline is the topmost edge along a mountain ridge while plateau is .

ridgeline

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The topmost edge along a mountain ridge.
  • :To either side there are beautiful views from the trail along the ridgeline .
  • * Federal Aviation Administration, Rotorcraft Flying Handbook , ISBN 1602390606, Skyhorse Publishing, 2007, p. 10-8 [http://books.google.com/books?id=Bk9fOM4zsKwC&pg=PT97&dq=ridgeline&sig=9rt5EdI_M39hmj7A4pxbJZ8PX-k]
    • A ridgeline is a long area from which the surface drops away steeply on one or two sides, such as a bluff or precipice.
  • * Stewart M. Green, Rock Climbing Arizona , ISBN 156044813X, Globe Pequot, 1999, p. 77 [http://books.google.com/books?id=jg0umI3r-j0C&pg=PA77&dq=ridgeline&sig=EOkFlBTszlKya5bVeHfYCWZORgo]
  • *:As the trail flattens out, it follows the draw up right to a saddle in the ridgeline .
  • * John R. Nolon, Open Ground: Effective Local Strategies for Protecting Natural Resources , ISBN 1585760552, Environmental Law Institute, 2003, p. 29 [http://books.google.com/books?id=SYoFGy1C8_sC&pg=PA29&dq=ridgeline&sig=9jjYsFMKwaHt989-hGPuHVCl0Y4]
    • Surface runoff from ridgeline development can contaminate rivers and streams that supply drinking water downstream.
  • * Zoning regulations of the Town of Clinton, New York, §2.5, cited in [http://books.google.com/books?id=SYoFGy1C8_sC&pg=PA29&dq=ridgeline&sig=9jjYsFMKwaHt989-hGPuHVCl0Y4]
    • These ridgelines and hilltops are exceptional aesthetic and ecological resources, visible from many perspectives and distances.
  • * Margaret Weis, Master of Dragons , ISBN 0765304708, Macmillan, 2005, ch. 34 [http://books.google.com/books?id=aCqYffiP-YEC&pg=PA260&dq=ridgeline&sig=6u-g2oEyjkwn84iuMYz79rtTogo]
    • Standing atop the ridgeline , King Edward watched the nightmare scenario he himself had predicted.

    plateau

    English

    (wikipedia plateau)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.
  • A comparatively stable level in something that varies.
  • (dated) An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver.
  • (sports, broadcasting) A notable level of attainment or achievement.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • Reach a stable level; level off.
    • English nouns with irregular plurals ----