Brenner Pass

American  

[bren-er] / ˈbrɛn ər /

noun

1. a mountain pass in the Alps, on the border between Italy and Austria. 4,494 feet (1,370 meters) high.

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Brenner Pass British  

/ ˈbrɛnə /

noun

1. a pass over the E Alps, between Austria and Italy. Highest point: 1372 m (4501 ft)

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Example Sentences

Once there, the agents could infiltrate nearby towns and acquire crucial intelligence on the movement of Nazi troops and supplies through the Brenner Pass, along the border between Italy and Austria.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2022

And as if to demonstrate its resolve, Austria briefly resurrected checkpoints at the Brenner Pass this month.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2018

Austria has announced plans to increase monitoring of the Brenner Pass crossing, including a series of highway checkpoints, out of concern that the closure of the Balkans migrant route will increase migrant traffic through Italy.

From Washington Times • May 4, 2016

Hundreds of people had gathered at the Brenner Pass, a key transit route from northern Italy, for a peaceful march.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2016

I will take that, reach Munich, and get right over to Venice by the Brenner Pass, and thence go down to Aricona, and Brindisi.

From A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story by Savage, Richard