(See quot. 1893; cf. Latin fauces.)

Chiefly North American. A narrow opening or defile through mountains; a deep narrow pass.

A mountain pass or defile.

The narrow part of a vessel, passage, cavity, etc. A pass between hills or mountains; the narrow part of a mountain pass. Obsolete.

A narrow pass between hills or mountains.

A narrow part, place, or thing; the narrow part of something. Chiefly U.S. A narrow part of a pass or valley; a narrow way between mountains. In…

A narrow mountain pass.

A narrow mountain pass or gap, esp. one cut by a stream or river.

The pass over a mountain; a col; the ridge or summit of a pass.