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arête

a·rête [ ə ráyt, a ráyt, ə rét, a rét ] (plural a·rêtes)


noun 
Definition:
 
narrow mountain ridge: a narrow ridge of bare rock situated between two or more deep smooth-sided semicircular areas cirques, found in a mountainous area that has been glaciated

[Early 19th century. Via French< Latin arista "ear of grain, fish bone, spine," from its shape]
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