col

[ kol; French kawl ]

noun,plural cols [kolz; French kawl]. /kɒlz; French kɔl/.
  1. Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.

  2. Meteorology. the region of relatively low pressure between two anticyclones.

Origin of col

1
1850–55; <French <Latin collum neck

Other definitions for COL (2 of 7)

COL

  1. cost of living.

Other definitions for col- (3 of 7)

col-1

  1. variant of com- before l: collateral.

Other definitions for col- (4 of 7)

col-2

  1. variant of colo- before a vowel: colectomy.

Other definitions for col. (5 of 7)

col.1

abbreviation
  1. (in prescriptions) strain.

Origin of col.

5
From the Latin word colā

Other definitions for col. (6 of 7)

col.2

abbreviation
  1. collected.

  2. collector.

  1. college.

  2. collegiate.

  3. colonial.

  4. colony.

  5. color.

  6. colored.

  7. column.

Other definitions for Col. (7 of 7)

Col.

abbreviation
  1. Colombia.

  2. Colonel.

  1. Colorado.

  2. Bible. Colossians.

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How to use col in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for col (1 of 5)

col

/ (kɒl, French kɔl) /


noun
  1. the lowest point of a ridge connecting two mountain peaks, often constituting a pass

  2. meteorol a pressure region between two anticyclones and two depressions, associated with variable weather

Origin of col

1
C19: from French: neck, col, from Latin collum neck

British Dictionary definitions for col- (2 of 5)

col-1

prefix
  1. a variant of com- collateral

British Dictionary definitions for col- (3 of 5)

col-2

prefix
  1. a variant of colo- colectomy

British Dictionary definitions for col. (4 of 5)

col.

abbreviation for
  1. column

British Dictionary definitions for Col. (5 of 5)

Col.

abbreviation for
  1. Colombia(n)

  2. Colonel

  1. Bible Colossians

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