■ noun
1》 the lowest point of a ridge or saddle between two peaks.
2》 Meteorology a region of slightly elevated pressure between two anticyclones.
Origin
C19: from Fr., lit. 'neck', from L. ~lum .
■ noun
1》 the lowest point of a ridge or saddle between two peaks.
2》 Meteorology a region of slightly elevated pressure between two anticyclones.
Origin
C19: from Fr., lit. 'neck', from L. ~lum .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004