1. Verb
A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament.
2. Verb
A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships.
3. Verb
A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock.
4. Verb
A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads.
5. Noun
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
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