ledge

Everyday

1. A ledge is a narrow, flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff or window. tree →
2. A window ledge (or windowsill) is the shelf at the bottom of a window. tree →

In the lessons

Used in stories (climbing, rescues), nature (birds nest on cliff ledges), home (plants on the window ledge). Safety: do not climb onto ledges or lean out of windows.

Examples

• A bird built its nest on the cliff ledge. tree →
• Put the plant on the window ledge. tree →
• The climber rested on a narrow ledge. tree →
• The cat sat on the ledge watching birds. tree →
• Never stand on a high ledge. tree →
• The book fell off the ledge. tree →
• The red in his eye had caught sight of Peter’s medicine standing on a ledge within easy reach. tree →

Note

Countable. «Window ledge» (UK) ~ «windowsill». «Talk someone off the ledge» is an idiom: calm someone down.

In Jewish tradition

The ledge was a shelf running around the bronze altar, with a bronze net grating beneath it. In the primary lessons: Used in stories (climbing, rescues), nature (birds nest on cliff ledges), home (plants on the window ledge). Safety: do not climb onto ledges or lean out of windows.

Examples

• And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar. (Torah EXO.27.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he made for the altar a grating of network of brass, under the ledge round it beneath, reaching halfway up. (Torah EXO.38.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. «Window ledge» (UK) ~ «windowsill». «Talk someone off the ledge» is an idiom: calm someone down.