Saddleback — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)

a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈædəlbˌæk/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈadəlbˌak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈadəlbˌak/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈædəlbˌæk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

saddle gable roof saddle roof saddleback roof

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sattelrücken

ein Pass oder Bergrücken, der zwischen zwei Gipfeln sanft abfällt (die Form eines Sattels)

🇫🇷French

en selle

un col ou une crête qui descend doucement entre deux sommets (en forme de selle)

🇪🇸Spanish

ensillada

un paso o cresta que desciende suavemente entre dos picos (tiene forma de silla de montar)

🇮🇹Italian

sella

un passo o cresta che degrada dolcemente tra due picchi (ha la forma di una sella)

🇳🇱Dutch

zadelrug

een pas of bergkam die zachtjes afloopt tussen twee pieken (de vorm heeft van een zadel)

🇵🇹Portuguese

sela

uma passagem ou crista que desce suavemente entre dois picos (tem o formato de uma sela)

🇷🇺Russian

седло

перевал или хребет, который плавно спускается между двумя вершинами (имеет форму седла)

India

🇧🇩Bengali

স্যাডলব্যাক

একটি পাস বা রিজ যা দুটি চূড়ার মধ্যে আলতোভাবে ঢালু হয় (একটি জিনের মতো আকৃতির)

🇮🇳Tamil

சேணம் பின்

இரண்டு சிகரங்களுக்கு இடையில் மெதுவாகச் சாய்ந்த ஒரு கணவாய் அல்லது மேடு (ஒரு சேணம் போல வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது)

🇮🇳Telugu

జీను వెనుక

రెండు శిఖరాల మధ్య మెల్లగా వాలుగా ఉండే పాస్ లేదా శిఖరం (జీను ఆకారంలో ఉంటుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

सॅडलबॅक

एक खिंड किंवा रिज जो दोन शिखरांमध्ये हळूवारपणे उतरतो (काठीसारखा आकार असतो)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સેડલબેક

એક પાસ અથવા રિજ કે જે બે શિખરો વચ્ચે ધીમેથી ઢોળાવ કરે છે (સાડલ જેવો આકાર હોય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಡಿಬ್ಯಾಕ್

ಎರಡು ಶಿಖರಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಇಳಿಜಾರಾದ ಪಾಸ್ ಅಥವಾ ಪರ್ವತ (ತಡಿ ಆಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാഡിൽബാക്ക്

രണ്ട് കൊടുമുടികൾക്കിടയിൽ മൃദുവായി ചരിഞ്ഞ ഒരു ചുരം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വരമ്പ് (ഒരു സാഡിൽ പോലെയാണ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਠੀ

ਇੱਕ ਪਾਸ ਜਾਂ ਰਿਜ ਜੋ ਦੋ ਚੋਟੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਹੌਲੀ ਹੌਲੀ ਢਲਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ (ਕਾਠੀ ਵਰਗਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سیڈل بیک

ایک درہ یا چوٹی جو دو چوٹیوں کے درمیان آہستہ سے ڈھلتی ہے (کاٹھی کی طرح ہوتی ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

马鞍背

两个山峰之间缓慢倾斜的山口或山脊（形状像马鞍）

🇯🇵Japanese

サドルバック

2つの頂上の間で緩やかに傾斜している峠または尾根（鞍のような形をしている）

🇰🇷Korean

안장 모양

두 봉우리 사이에서 완만한 경사를 이루는 고개 또는 능선(안장 모양)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

yên ngựa

một con đèo hoặc sườn núi dốc thoai thoải giữa hai đỉnh (có hình dạng giống như một chiếc yên ngựa)

🇹🇭Thai

อานม้า

ทางผ่านหรือสันเขาที่ลาดเบา ๆ ระหว่างยอดเขาทั้งสอง (มีรูปร่างคล้ายอาน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelana

celah atau punggung bukit yang landai di antara dua puncak (berbentuk seperti pelana)

🇲🇾Malay

punggung pelana

laluan atau rabung yang bercerun perlahan-lahan di antara dua puncak (berbentuk seperti pelana)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سرج

ممر أو سلسلة من التلال تنحدر بلطف بين قمتين (على شكل سرج)

🇮🇷Persian

پشت زین

گردنه یا پشته ای که به آرامی بین دو قله شیب دارد (شکل زین است)

🇹🇷Turkish

eyer sırtı

iki tepe arasında hafifçe eğimli bir geçit veya sırt (bir eyer şeklinde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

גב אוכף

מעבר או רכס המשתפל בעדינות בין שתי פסגות (בצורת אוכף)

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The primary meaning of 'saddleback' is 'a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)'.

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Using 'saddleback' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'saddleback' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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