/ kɒl; NAmE kɑːl/ noun
( technical ) a low point between two higher points in a mountain range
SYN pass
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from French , literally neck , from Latin collum .
/ kɒl; NAmE kɑːl/ noun
( technical ) a low point between two higher points in a mountain range
SYN pass
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from French , literally neck , from Latin collum .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005