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ridgepole

ridge·pole
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rij-pohl]
    • /ˈrɪdʒˌpoʊl/
    • /ˈrɪdʒ.pəʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rij-pohl]
    • /ˈrɪdʒˌpoʊl/

Definitions of ridgepole word

  • noun ridgepole the horizontal timber or member at the top of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened. 1
  • noun ridgepole a timber laid along the ridge of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are attached 0
  • noun ridgepole the horizontal pole at the apex of a tent 0
  • noun ridgepole the horizontal timber or beam at the ridge of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are attached 0

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Origin of ridgepole

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90; ridge + pole1

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Parts of speech for Ridgepole

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ridgepole popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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