col (k l)n. A pass between two mountain peaks or a gap in a ridge. [French, from Old French, neck, from Latin collum; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
col [kɒl (French) kɔl]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the lowest point of a ridge connecting two mountain peaks, often constituting a pass
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol a pressure region between two anticyclones and two depressions, associated with variable weather
[from French: neck, col, from Latin collum neck]
col - A saddle between two mountain peaks, from Latin collum, "neck."
See also related terms for saddle.
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| Noun | 1. | col - a pass between mountain peaks 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 |
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