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Pronunciation:  kâl

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 Definition: [n]  a pass between mountain peaks
 
 Synonyms: gap
 
 See Also: mountain pass, notch, pass, water gap, wind gap

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Col-\
    A prefix signifying with, together. See {Com-}.
    
    
  2. \Col\, n. [F., neck, fr. L. collum neck.]
    A short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains;
    the pass over such a ridge.
    
    
 
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 Related Terms: abysm, abyss, arroyo, box canyon, breach, break, canyon, cavity, chap, chasm, check, chimney, chine, chink, cleft, cleuch, clough, comb, coulee, couloir, crack, cranny, crevasse, crevice, cut, cwm, defile, dell, dike, ditch, donga, draw, esker, excavation, fault, fissure, flaw, flume, fracture, furrow, gap, gape, gash, gorge, groove, gulch, gulf, gully, hogback, hole, horseback, incision, joint, kame, kloof, leak, moat, notch, nullah, opening, pass, passage, ravine, rent, ridge, rift, rime, rupture, saddle, saddleback, scissure, seam, slit, slot, spine, split, trench, valley, void, wadi
 

 

 

 

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