ridges
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The results show that broad elevated ridges, called rift flanks, develop along the sides of rift valleys when the rifts are geologically young.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
The facade has vertical ridges running down the side, which Diamond said was inspired by the ribs of Saguaro cactuses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Firefighters were seeking to contain the fire using preexisting features such as roads, ridges and trails rather than carving a fire line through the island’s sensitive ecosystems, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
The oblong ugly vegetable with lizard-like ridges is dark green, holding secrets, grows on thin vines.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
Shackleton and Worsley eyed the razorback ridges and glaciers that rose up into the clouds.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
