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Col

Noun CEFR C2
kɒl

Definitions

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Colin.
  2. A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
  3. Clipping of column.
  4. Abbreviation of Colima: a state of Mexico.
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  5. Initialism of cost of living.
  6. A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions.
  7. Abbreviation of color.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  8. Abbreviation of Colorado: a state of the United States.
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Equivalents

Españolcollado
Françaiscol
DeutschJoch
17 more languages
العربيةالشعب
Bosanskicolkolsedlo
Catalàcoll
Češtinaprůsmyksedlo
Ελληνικάαυχένας
Gaeilgecol
Hrvatskicolkolsedlo
Magyarnyereg
Bahasa Indonesiakol
日本語コルたわ
ქართულიუნაგირა
Српскиcolkolsedlo

Examples

“We spent half an hour on the summit before returning to our camp, where we stuffed the frozen tent and all the gear into our packs and started the long descent of the southwest ridge to rejoin Harish and others who were still encamped on the col at the foot of it.”
“I recall one specific trip when we climbed to Madison Hut which is located in the col between Mount Madison and Mount Jefferson.”
Turn left through a gate in the right angle of the wall and drop down to a col before climbing up the hill.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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