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# col

noun (a col, cols); abbreviation (Col. — colonel; col. — column)

«col» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (geography) The lowest point on a ridge between two mountain peaks, often used as a pass to cross the mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/col/#m1)
2. (abbreviation) Col. is short for Colonel, an army officer's rank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/col/#m2)
3. (abbreviation) col. is short for column, in tables and newspapers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/col/#m3)
4. In some dialect writing, col' is a spelling of cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/col/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons on mountains, a col is a dip between two peaks, and walkers and roads often cross there; in cycling races like the Tour de France, many mountain passes are called «Col» (Col du Tourmalet). In writing, «Col.» before a name means Colonel, and «col.» in a table means column. It tells the reader about a mountain pass or a short form.

### Examples

- We climbed up to the col between the two peaks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/col/#x1)
- The road crosses the mountains at a high col. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/col/#x2)
- The cyclists raced over the Col du Tourmalet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/col/#x3)
- Col. Smith commanded the regiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/col/#x4)
- Look at col. 3 in the table for the totals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/col/#x5)
- Snow often lies in the col until summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/col/#x6)

### Note

Countable as a mountain word: a col, cols. As an abbreviation it has a full stop: «Col.» (colonel, with a capital C before a name) and «col.» (column). «Colonel» is said «KER-nul», not «col-o-nel».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «col» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/col/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«col» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/col.html) on Mova free.