What does col mean?

Definitions for col
kɒlcol

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word col.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. col, gapnoun

    a pass between mountain peaks

Wiktionary

  1. colnoun

    A dip between mountain peaks in a summit-line.

  2. Etymology: From kōluz. Cognate with Old High German kuoli.

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  1. col

    In the field of geography, a col refers to the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks. It's typically formed by glacial erosion. It can also represent a pass or a gap in a mountain range or ridge.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Colnoun

    a short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains; the pass over such a ridge

  2. Etymology: [F., neck, fr. L. collum neck.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Col

    kol, n. (geog.) a depression or pass in a mountain-range. [Fr.,—L. collum, a neck.]

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  2. COL

    What does COL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the COL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. COL

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Col is ranked #81772 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Col surname appeared 231 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Col.

    66.6% or 154 total occurrences were White.
    12.9% or 30 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    11.6% or 27 total occurrences were Black.
    6.4% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.

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  1. Loc.

  2. LOC

  3. CLO

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of col in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of col in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of col in a Sentence

  1. Colombian Nairo Quintana:

    It was our last chance today, we tried in the col de la Croix de Fer but failed, so we tried again in the final climb, i think I lost the Tour during the first week.

  2. Steve Vladeck:

    Lt. Col. Briggs has consistently maintained his innocence in this case, but the question the government is asking the Supreme Court to decide is not what actually happened between him and DK, but the more technical legal question whether the military has the power to court-martial servicemembers for offenses that allegedly took place well over a decade ago, and in which, according to the highest court in the military, the statute of limitations had already expired.

  3. Tony Nadal:

    Col. Moore realized for us it would be a battle of survival.

  4. Producer TJ Cooney:

    And it really brought Tony Nadal back to that moment in time. It was really great to have actual footage of Tony Nadal and Col. Moore. we saw the passion and he had for his soldiers and thought he did a really good job articulating that passion he had.

  5. Marine Corps spokesperson:

    Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller is no longer on active duty and was separated from the service on Dec. 24, 2021, out of respect for the privacy rights afforded uniformed service members, we have nothing further to add regarding his status or the characterization of his service in the Marine Corps.

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