col

Converse of object

• reach: I more or less kept going till reaching the col with just a few short stops for water along the way.
• cross: Cross the col then make the steep ascent NW then N to the summit of Red Pike.
• climb: This expedition has clearance from the Chinese authorities to climb the North Col without the need for a highly expensive Everest permit.
• gain: We gained the col; corrected the map, and shot down the long, long valley as clouds gathered.
• leave: Although they left the South Col at 9pm, the first climbers didn't make the top until after midday.

Preposition: at

• head: West to Rosa pinnacle, Cir Mhor and North Goat Fell from the col at the head of Fionn coire.

Adjective modifier

• North: The wall to the North Col, however, had first to be tackled.
• South: From our final camp at the South Col we made the summit bid.
• shallow: The road, or lane, as it had now become, crossed a low ridge by way of a shallow col.
• broad: To gain Grasmoor is simply a matter of heading NW then W across the broad grassy col.
• narrow: Follow the ridge line and the track down to the narrow col and crossroads at Marshalls Elm.
• second: From a second col, about half a mile distant, came six weak flashes.

Modifies a noun

• -b: The col -b command " collates out " the backspaces and other control characters that might have been captured along with the text.
• expedition: Our South Col expedition are hoping to summit on Monday 30 May.
• tomorrow: They will be attempting to climb to the North Col tomorrow and Sibusiso and Jens will go with them, to keep active.
• camp: Day 15: Climb to Col camp ( 5,300m ).
• height: Clearly there is no worry about the col height - it is zero.
• route: Two barrels were packed for Advanced Base Camp, which is actually Camp 3 for the normal North Col route of Everest at 6,400m.

Noun used with modifier

• proto-: This is only defined for proto- col families that route; packet sockets don't.
• Hansard: The Procedure Committee's report and the Government's response were debated in the House of Commons on 3 November 2004 ( Hansard col.