I. col 1 /kɒl $ kɑːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin collum ; ⇨ ↑ collar 1 ]
technical a low point between two high places in a mountain range
II. col 2 BrE AmE
the written abbreviation of column
I. col 1 /kɒl $ kɑːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Latin collum ; ⇨ ↑ collar 1 ]
technical a low point between two high places in a mountain range
II. col 2 BrE AmE
the written abbreviation of column
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012