English Explanatory Dictionary

col

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
  2. A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions.
noun
  1. Clipping of column.
  2. Abbreviation of color.
name
  1. Abbreviation of Colima: a state of Mexico.
  2. Abbreviation of Colorado: a state of the United States.
noun
  1. Initialism of cost of living.
  2. Initialism of centre of lift
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Colin.

Pronunciation

/kɒl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-col.wav /kɑl/

Word forms

col cols

Etymology

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

Synonyms

nek saddle point

Related words

hausse-col

Derived words

North Col
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