chine

  1. Noun.  The top of a ridge.
  2. Noun.  The spine of an animal.
  3. Noun.  (nautical) a sharp angle in the cross section of a hull.
  4. Noun.  (context, Southern England) a steep-sided ravine leading from the top of a cliff down to the sea.

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