A recess or pass in a mountain range, esp. the Pyrenees.
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| 释义 | society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [noun] > through hills or difficult ground (20) portc1275 A recess or pass in a mountain range, esp. the Pyrenees. pacec1330 A way through mountains or other difficult terrain, a pass; a road or passage through dangerous territory; a place on a way or route which affords… close?a1400 A mountain defile or pass. Obsolete. destrayt1481 A narrow pass or defile. gate1601 transferred. An entrance into a country through mountains; a mountain-pass. Also plural. Cf. Greek πύλη, Latin porta. gut1615 A narrow passage. On land: a narrow passage between two declivities; (hence) a narrow passage or lane of any kind. passc1650 A way through or across an area where passage is limited by natural impediments, such as trees, marshes, or hills. Chiefly spec.: a route over or… defile1685 Military. A narrow way or passage along which troops can march only by files or with a narrow front; esp. (and in ordinary use) a narrow pass or… ghat1698 A mountain pass or defile. mountain pass1707 bealach1794 A narrow mountain pass. ca1795 A path or way, esp. one for cattle. Also (in quot. 1795): a pass between hills. poort1834 A narrow mountain pass or gap, esp. one cut by a stream or river. Passover1839 concrete. A path or pass over hills. Obsolete. rare. droke1848 W. Country dialect and Newfoundland. A furrow or groove; a ditch, a small watercourse; a (steep) narrow passageway; also, a valley. gateway1884 transferred and figurative. = gate, n.1 4. Subcategories:— viewed strategically (1) — highest point of (1) — place controlling (2) |
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