col
The definition of a col is a space between mountain peaks, or a place of very high or low pressure between two cyclones.
(noun)An example of a col is a pass between two mountains.
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See col in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a gap between peaks in a mountain range, used as a pass
- Meteorol. the point of lowest pressure between two anticyclones or the point of highest pressure between two cyclones
Origin: Fr < L collum, the neck: see collar
- collateral
- collected
- collector
- college
- colony
- color
- column
- Colombia
- Colonel
- Bible Colossians
- Colonel
- cost of living
prefix com-: used before l: collinear
See col in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A pass between two mountain peaks or a gap in a ridge.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Old French, neck
Origin: , from Latin collum; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots
. abbreviation
- collect
- college
- colony
- column
abbreviation
- a. Colombiab. Colombian
- also Col or COL colonel
- Colorado
- Bible Colossians
prefix
Variant of com-.
prefix
Variant of colo-.
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