Bridge vs. Ridge — What's the Difference?

A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross.

A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance. The sides of the ridge slope away from narrow top on either side.

A structure carrying a road, path, railway, etc. across a river, road, or other obstacle

A long, narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed

The elevated, enclosed platform on a ship from which the captain and officers direct operations

An elongated region of high barometric pressure

The upper bony part of a person's nose

Mark with or form into ridges

A partial denture supported by natural teeth on either side.

A long narrow upper section or crest

The part of a stringed instrument over which the strings are stretched

A long, narrow, elevated section of the earth's surface, such as a chain of hills or mountains or the divide between adjacent valleys.

A bridge passage or middle eight.

A long mountain range on the ocean floor.

The support for the tip of a billiard cue formed by the hand.

A narrow, elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure. Also called wedge.

An electric circuit with two branches across which a detector or load is connected, used to measure resistance or other property by equalizing the potential across the two ends of a detector, or to rectify an alternating voltage or current.

A long, narrow, or crested part of the body

A card game related to whist, played by two partnerships of two players who at the beginning of each hand bid for the right to name the trump suit, the highest bid also representing a contract to make a specified number of tricks with a specified suit as trumps.

The horizontal line formed by the juncture of two sloping planes, especially the line formed by the surfaces at the top of a roof.

Be or make a bridge over (something)

A narrow, raised strip, as in cloth or on plowed ground.

A structure spanning and providing passage over a gap or barrier, such as a river or roadway.

To mark with, form into, or provide with a ridge or ridges.

Something resembling or analogous to this structure in form or function

To form a ridge or ridges.

The upper bony ridge of the human nose.

(anatomy) The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.

The part of a pair of eyeglasses that rests against this ridge.

Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.

A fixed or removable replacement for one or several but not all of the natural teeth, usually anchored at each end to a natural tooth.

The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.

A thin, upright piece of wood in some stringed instruments that supports the strings above the soundboard.

The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.

A transitional passage connecting two subjects or movements.

(fortifications) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.

(Nautical) A crosswise platform or enclosed area above the main deck of a ship from which the ship is controlled.

A chain of mountains.

A long stick with a notched plate at one end, used to steady the cue in billiards. Also called rest1.

A chain of hills.

The hand used as a support to steady the cue.

(oceanography) A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom.

Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.

(meteorology) An elongated region of high atmospheric pressure.

An electrical shunt.

(transitive) To form into a ridge

(Chemistry) An intramolecular connection that spans atoms or groups of atoms.

(intransitive) To extend in ridges

Any of several card games derived from whist, usually played by four people in two partnerships, in which trump is determined by bidding and the hand opposite the declarer is played as a dummy.

The back, or top of the back; a crest.

To build a bridge over.

A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys.

To cross by or as if by a bridge.

A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.

A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

The intersection of two surface forming a salient angle, especially the angle at the top between the opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.

A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.

The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way.

(anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.

To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to make into a ridge or ridges.

(dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.

To form into ridges with the plow, as land.

(bowling) The gap between the holes on a bowling ball

To wrinkle.

An arch or superstructure.

A long narrow natural elevation or striation

(nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.

Any long raised strip

The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.

A long narrow range of hills

A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.

Any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane

A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.

A beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters

Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.

Extend in ridges;

(wrestling) A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top.

Plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip

(gymnastics) A similar position in gymnastics.

Throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides;

A connection, real or abstract.

Spade into alternate ridges and troughs;

(medicine) A rudimentary procedure before definite solution

Form into a ridge

(computing) A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.

(programming) A software component connecting two or more separate systems.

(networking) A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2 of OSI model.

(chemistry) An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.

(electronics) An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.

(music) A contrasting section within a song that prepares for the return of the original material section.

(graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.

(poetry) A point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur.

(diplomacy) A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.

A day falling between two public holidays and consequently designated as an additional holiday.

(electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit

A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.

(cycling) The situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.

A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.

(roller derby) An elongated chain of teammates, connected to the pack, for improved blocking potential.

(card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.

To be or make a bridge over something.

To span as if with a bridge.

(music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.

To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.

(wrestling) To go to the bridge position.

(roller derby) To employ the bridge tactic. (See Noun section.)

A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other.

Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.

The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument.

A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.

A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; - usually called a bridge wall.

A card game resembling whist.

To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.

To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.

To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; - generally with over.

A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

A circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected

Something resembling a bridge in form or function;

The hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose;

Any of various card games based on whist for four players

A wooden support that holds the strings up

A denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth

The link between two lenses; rests on nose

An upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands

Connect or reduce the distance between

Make a bridge across;

Cross over on a bridge