ledge[noun]Synonyms: shelf, mantle, projection, ridge, sill, step
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ledge /ledʒ/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Perhaps from legge, an early form of lay1]
1. a narrow flat piece of rock that sticks out on the side of a mountain or cliff:
We crept carefully along the narrow ledge. He leapt onto a ledge of rock.2. a narrow shelf:
There’s some money on the window ledge (=narrow shelf below the window). [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲