colnoun [ C ]
/kɒl//kɑːl/specializedthe lowest point of a high edge between two mountains, usually where you can pass between them:
From the col there is a wonderful view back down over the ski village.
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- The great cols are ways of getting through the mountains.
- The riders of the Tour de France will climb through the Vosges mountains, each of the cols harder than the one before.
- This is the col between Tryfan and Glyder Fach, from where the South Ridge of Tryfan leads to the summit.
- Finally we crest a col and the hut looms into view.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Geography: hills & mountains
- alpine
- arête
- Ben
- butte
- cirque
- cliff
- clifftop
- cuesta
- drumlin
- hillock
- hilltop
- incline
- knoll
- mountainous
- Mountains
- mountainside
- orographic
- ridge
- shelf
- upland
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