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col
CIDE DICTIONARY
col, n. [F., neck, fr. L. collum neck.].
A short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains; the pass over such a ridge. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
col, n.
1 a depression in the summit-line of a chain of mountains, generally affording a pass from one slope to another.
2 Meteorol. a low-pressure region between anticyclones.
1 a depression in the summit-line of a chain of mountains, generally affording a pass from one slope to another.
2 Meteorol. a low-pressure region between anticyclones.
Etymology
F, = neck, f. L collum
THESAURUS
col
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