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col

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Geography
col1 /kɒl $ kɑːl/ noun [countable]  SG technical a low point between two high places in a mountain range 山口,山坳
Examples from the Corpus
colThis error is like climbing below a col, and coming up on the wrong side of it.A col was reached at the ridge base and we ate.But the view from the col was decisive and I stayed to indulge my vanity.Each of the cols traversed by the peloton is harder than the one before.Two hours later I collapsed on to the col, long after Enrique had got there, and every step a struggle.
col2  TCNthe written abbreviation of column / column 的书面缩写 ,栏
Related topics: Army
nCol.PMAthe written abbreviation of colonel / colonel 的书面缩写 ,上校
From Longman Business Dictionarycol.col. abbreviation for columnOrigin col (1800-1900) French Latin collum; → COLLAR1
low a Corpus two between Business point high


col
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col1 /kɒl $ kɑːl/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: Latin collum; collar1
technical a low point between two high places in a mountain range

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col2
the written abbreviation of column


colBrE /kɒl/ 🔊NAmE /kɑːl/ 🔊 noun (specialist) a low point between two higher points in a mountain range (山脉中两个山峰之间的)山口 SYN pass