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espinhaço — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ridge noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.
  • spine noun A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.

Senses

espinhaço is used for these senses in English:

  • ridge A chain of mountains.
  • spine Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.

ridge — full definition

  1. noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.
  2. noun The horizontal line at the top of a roof where two sloping sides meet.
  3. noun In weather, an elongated area of high atmospheric pressure.
  4. verb To form into or mark with ridges.

spine — full definition

  1. noun A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
  2. noun Courage or assertiveness.
  3. noun Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
  4. noun The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.

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