col

1. A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
2. A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɒl/

Etymology

Borrowed from French col, from Latin collum (“neck”). Doublet of collum.

Synonyms

notch

pass

gap

mountain pass

defile

gulch

isthmus

saddle

saddleback

saddle point

white arsenic

saddle between mountains

arsenic trioxide

neutral point

band

column

cove

Translations

bergpas

cou

Bergsattel

forcella

col

διάσελο

ορεινό πέρασμα

giogo

valico

zadel

przełęcz

pułkownik

الشعب

cogr geçit

Gebirgspass