COL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A pass between mountain peaks

Synonyms:

col; gap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("col" is a kind of...):

mountain pass; notch; pass (the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "col"):

water gap (a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows)

wind gap (a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it)