espinhaço — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
espinhaço is used for these senses in English:
ridge — full definition
- noun A long, narrow raised strip of land, such as a chain of hills or mountains.
- noun The horizontal line at the top of a roof where two sloping sides meet.
- noun In weather, an elongated area of high atmospheric pressure.
- verb To form into or mark with ridges.
spine — full definition
- 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.
- noun Courage or assertiveness.
- noun Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
- 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.