ledge

plural ledges

1. A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.

   Let me help you tie the rope around your neck / Let me help to talk you the wrong way off the ledge / Let me help you hold the Glock against your head

   2000, Mudvayne, “Dig”, in L.D. 50 (nu metal), Track 2

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   There's something inside this / Confusion we face / We marvel in silence / As time ticks away / Where's the ledge? / I can't touch it / But I feel it's so close

   2020 September 25, Deftones, “Radiant City”, in Ohms (alternative metal)

2. A shelf on which articles may be laid.
3. geographyA shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
4. A layer or stratum.
5. A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
6. architectureA (door or window) lintel.
7. architectureA cornice.
8. businessA piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.

present singular third person ledges · participle present ledging · participle past ledged · past ledged

1. uncommonTo cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc).

   [...] preparation must not remove excess dentine from the canal, and care must be taken not to ledge the canal walls.

   1993, Proceedings, page 87

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   Length Longer canals are more prone to ledging than shorter canals. Careful attention to maintaining patency is required to prevent ledging. Initial Size Smaller-diameter canals are more easily ledged than larger-diameter canals. In summary ...

   2009, Mahmoud Torabinejad, Richard E. Walton, Endodontics: Principles and Practice, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 330

plural ledges

1. alternativeslangAlternative form of lege (“a legend; a person held in high regard”).

   Catrin: Tell your dad I said he’s a ledge.

   2010, Gary Owen, Love Steals Us from Loneliness, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, page 14

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   http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/pete-jenson-adebayors-fresh-start-means-hard-work-short-hair-ndash-and-vital-goals-2263767.html, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/8605605/Andy-Murray-v-Feliciano-Lopez-at-Wimbledon-2011-as-it-happened.html, https://web.archive.org/web/20121109021139/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19083758

plural ledges

1. CanadaslangA provincial or territorial legislature building.

   Known to Edmontonians as "the Ledge", the Alberta Legislature Building is a marvel of marble pillars, carved oak, beautiful Beaux-Arts architecture and stunning grounds.

   "Alberta Legislature," Explore Edmonton https://exploreedmonton.com/attractions-and-experiences/alberta-legislature

2. CanadaslangA provincial or territorial legislative assembly.