/lɛdʒ/
noun
A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.A layer or stratum.A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.A (door or window) lintel.A cornice.A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.verb
To cause to have, or to develop, a ledge (during mining, canal construction, building, etc).