ledge Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
    shelf.

WordNet

Ledge noun
Etymology
Akin to AS. licgan to lie, Icel. liggja; cf. Icel. lögg the ledge or rim at the bottom of a cask. See Lie to be prostrate.
Definitions
  1. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
  2. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
  3. A layer or stratum.
    The lowest ledge or row should be of stone. Sir H. Wotton.
  4. (Mining) A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
  5. (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.

Webster 1913