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col  (kl)

n.

A pass between two mountain peaks or a gap in a ridge.

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[French, from Old French, neck, from Latin collum; see k^wel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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col

Noun

the lowest point of a ridge connecting two mountain peaks [French: neck]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

col - a pass between mountain peaks gap mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" water gap - a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows wind gap - a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it