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Chilkoot Pass definition

Chil·koot· Pass (c̸hil′ko̵̅o̅t′)

mountain pass in the N Rockies, on the Alas.-British Columbia border: c. 3,500 ft (1,067 m) high

Etymology: after the Chilkoot Indians who inhabited the region

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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