col
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
Meteorology. the region of relatively low pressure between two anticyclones.
Origin of col
1Other definitions for COL (2 of 7)
cost of living.
Other definitions for col- (3 of 7)
variant of com- before l: collateral.
Other definitions for col- (4 of 7)
variant of colo- before a vowel: colectomy.
Other definitions for col. (5 of 7)
(in prescriptions) strain.
Origin of col.
5Other definitions for col. (6 of 7)
collected.
collector.
college.
collegiate.
colonial.
colony.
color.
colored.
column.
Other definitions for Col. (7 of 7)
Colombia.
Colonel.
Colorado.
Bible. Colossians.
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How to use col in a sentence
“I think it is important to say it is too soon to judge success or failure,” said col. Steven Warren, a Pentagon spokesman.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War | Nancy A. Youssef | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe cites an interview that a freed POW, Air Force Lt. col. William Harrison, gave to The New York Times in 1953.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built | Michael Daly | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe entry was read aloud by Pennsylvania State Police Lt. col. George Bivens at a September press conference a few days later.
col. Byrne was the father of Eugene Byrne, the West Point cadet who died recently from injuries received in a football game.
col. Strelkov has admitted that he only quit working with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) in May 2013.
Putin’s Number One Gunman in Ukraine Warns Him of Possible Defeat | Anna Nemtsova | July 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
col. Ethan Allen arrived from England, and was received with discharges of cannon.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsellcol. Moore, a veteran politician of the Old Dominion, was a most pleasant and affable gentleman, and a great lisper withal.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousA month later he saved the whole army at the col de Pierre troite.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonHavana tobacco was first cultivated in this state by col. McIntosh, and succeeded finely in some of the counties along the coast.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Its people were mostly well educated and intelligent, and they had col. Crompton, with his fine house and grounds.
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for col (1 of 5)
/ (kɒl, French kɔl) /
the lowest point of a ridge connecting two mountain peaks, often constituting a pass
meteorol a pressure region between two anticyclones and two depressions, associated with variable weather
Origin of col
1British Dictionary definitions for col- (2 of 5)
a variant of com- collateral
British Dictionary definitions for col- (3 of 5)
a variant of colo- colectomy
British Dictionary definitions for col. (4 of 5)
column
British Dictionary definitions for Col. (5 of 5)
Colombia(n)
Colonel
Bible Colossians
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