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Meanings of mountain pass in English

Russian
перевал
Portuguese
porto
Spanish
foz
Catalan
pas de muntanya
Wikidata

Pass through a saddle or col to cross a mountain range.

перевал
Portuguese
passo de montanha
Catalan
pas
Spanish
puerto

The location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks.

passo de montanha
Synonyms
Examples for "col"
Examples for "col"
1
It may come from a friend or col-league whose opinion you respect.
Ebony
2
Riders' the times will be taken at the top of col d'Iseran.
The South African
3
The Col de la Bonette-Restefond is the highest mountain pass in Europe.
The Irish Times
4
General Rondon released a gloating statement to the press that said, Col.
The lost city of z: a tale of deadly obsession in the amazon
5
Col. Washington moved in column in the rear, keeping himself in reserve.
The Life of Francis Marion
Usage of mountain pass in English
1
The Col de la Bonette-Restefond is the highest mountain pass in Europe.
The Irish Times
2
The shah smiled grimly as his army left the mountain pass behind.
Genghis: bones of the hills: a novel
3
Lastly, the fortifications in the mountain pass required unceasing labour and attention.
The Ivory Child
4
On another occasion, overheated brakes threatened our descent from a mountain pass.
Riding rockets
5
On the fifth day after leaving Gymnise, a mountain pass was reached.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval Hi...
6
From far below, the sound of sirens echoed up through the mountain pass.
Seven Minutes in Heaven
7
Once he'd circled a large army bivouacked in a mountain pass.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
8
This is a detail of the exodus through the most northern mountain pass.
The French in the Heart of America
9
Maurice began the journey through the mountain pass, thinking and planning and scheming.
The Puppet Crown
10
They had all done well in that mountain pass before Yenking.
Genghis: bones of the hills: a novel
11
The mountain pass between New Mexico and Colorado was beautiful, too, and exciting.
Across the Fruited Plain
12
AT THE black gorge of a mountain pass sat, like sentries, two horsemen.
Tancred; Or, The New Crusade
13
So they agreed to leave the train at Bologna and take the mountain pass.
Manasseh: A Romance of Transylvania
14
The route of the army led through a mountain pass.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 05 (of 15), German
15
At Tresfjord we go off-road on gravel roads and through a deserted mountain pass.
The Irish Times
16
Maybe I should tie myself to a train track on a mountain pass too.
Twenty fragments of a ravenous youth