crête

Definitions of crête
  1. noun
    the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
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    type of:
    ligne
    a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
  2. noun
    the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
    synonyms: cime, pic, sommet
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    types:
    sommet d'une colline
    the peak of a hill
    cime
    a lofty peak
    pic
    the summit of a mountain
    type of:
    endroit, lieu
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  3. noun
    the center of a cambered road
    synonyms: sommet
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    type of:
    dessus, sommet
    the highest or uppermost side of anything
  4. noun
    a long narrow natural elevation or striation
    synonyms: arête
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    banc
    a long ridge or pile
    barre, traverse
    a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
    dune
    a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
    plateforme
    a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
    banc de roches, récif, écueil
    a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
    récif de corail
    a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone
    banc de sable
    a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide
    type of:
    levée de terre, élévation
    a raised or elevated geological formation
  5. noun
    a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal
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    excroissance, proéminence
    a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
  6. noun
    the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
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