col

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 [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]

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

Translations

Col ABBR

1. (Mil) =Colonel → Cnel., Cor.
Col. T. Richard (on envelope) → Cnel. T. Richard, Cor. T. Richard

2. (US) =Colorado

col¹

n → Sattel m, → Pass m

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col² abbr of column → Sp.