Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

White Pass

American  

noun

  1. a mountain pass in SE Alaska, near Skagway. 2,888 feet (880 meters) high.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Crystal Mountain Resort and White Pass kicked off their seasons over the first weekend in December as feet of snow blanketed the Cascades — followed by record-setting rain.

From Seattle Times Dec. 12, 2023

Chains were required Friday night except for all-wheel drive vehicles, on Highway 2 Stevens Pass, Highway 97 Blewett Pass, Highway 12 White Pass and I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass.

From Seattle Times Dec. 23, 2022

A sleeper ski area most popular with South Sound residents, White Pass nevertheless starts at 4,500 feet, higher even than Stevens Pass.

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2022

Traction tires were required Sunday evening on White Pass, with chains required on vehicles over 10,000 pounds.

From Seattle Times Nov. 27, 2022

Upon the summit of White Pass we alighted from the train and boarded another.

From A Woman who went to Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training