col
noun
a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
cols
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pluralof col.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The penultimate parcours took us up the cols du Telegraph and Galibier, where the midday sun and too much caution with a fully-loaded bike combined to melt my disc brake pads until just metal remained.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2019
The innovation of this year’s Tour: a summit finish on one of the most legendary cols in the race, with the Col de Vars beforehand.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2017
Our pilot deftly navigated the helicopter up and over cols, passing close enough to some peaks that glacier-formed striations in the cliff bands and the snow’s weather-sculpted textures were clearly discernible.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2014
The Route Thermale goes on up the latter, passing through southeast to Luz, and then stretching eastward again to Barèges and over successive cols to Bigorre and Luchon.
From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Edwin Asa Dix
These passes over the main chain are known as ports, as those over its branches are called cols.
From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Edwin Asa Dix
