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col

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col  (kl)
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
Noun
the lowest point of a ridge connecting two mountain peaks [French: neck]
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Noun1.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


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