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col

Syllabification: (col)
Pronunciation: /käl/

Definition of col

noun

  • the lowest point of a ridge or saddle between two peaks, typically affording a pass from one side of a mountain range to another.
  • Meteorology a region of slightly elevated pressure between two anticyclones.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French, literally 'neck', from Latin collum

col in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of col in the British & World English dictionary