noun A low dip or saddle-shaped pass in a mountain ridge between two peaks.
- The path climbs steeply to a col, then drops into the next valley.
- From the col we could see both sides of the range.
- Turn left through a gate in the right angle of the wall and drop down to a col before climbing up the hill.
— Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way (2019)
- I recall one specific trip when we climbed to Madison Hut which is located in the col between Mount Madison and Mount Jefferson.
— Paul Lee, Vignettes: Musings and Reminiscences of a Modern Renaissance Man (2012)
- The hikers rested at the col before continuing to the summit.
noun In meteorology, a region of relatively calm pressure between two high-pressure and two low-pressure areas.
- A col on the weather chart often brings light winds and unsettled, muggy conditions.
- Forecasters said the col would leave the area under still, cloudy skies for days.
- The weather forecaster pointed out the col forming over the region.
