Meaning

2 senses
  1. A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.

    Joch

    седловинаsedlovina, перева́лperevál

    a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

  2. A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
dip between mountain peaks:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
dip between mountain peaks:

Origin

Borrowed from French col, from Latin collum (“neck”). Doublet of collum.

Borrowed from French col, from Latin collum (“neck”). Doublet of collum.

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Forms

plural: cols
Singularcol
Pluralcols

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks:gap

Word family

1 related words
Relatedhausse-col

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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