col
[ kol; French kawl ]
/ kɒl; French kɔl /
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noun, plural cols [kolz; French kawl]. /kɒlz; French kɔl/.
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
Meteorology. the region of relatively low pressure between two anticyclones.
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Origin of col
1850–55; <French <Latin collum neck
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COL
cost of living.
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col.1
abbreviation
(in prescriptions) strain.
Origin of col.
1From theLatin word colā
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col.2
abbreviation
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Col.
abbreviation
Colombia.
Colonel.
Colorado.
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British Dictionary definitions for col (1 of 5)
col
/ (kɒl, French kɔl) /
noun
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
Word Origin for col
C19: from French: neck, col, from Latin collum neck
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col.
abbreviation for
column
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Col.
abbreviation for
Colombia(n)
Colonel
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