| Col (n.) A short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains; the pass over such a ridge. Thesaurus Entries abysm, abyss, arroyo, box canyon, breach, break, canyon, cavity, chap, chasm, check, chimney, chine, chink, cleft, cleuch, clough, comb, coulee, couloir, crack, cranny, crevasse, crevice, cut, cwm, defile, dell, dike, ditch, donga, draw, esker, excavation, fault, fissure, flaw, flume, fracture, furrow, gap, gape, gash, gorge, groove, gulch, gulf, gully, hogback, hole, horseback, incision, joint, kame, kloof, leak, moat, notch, nullah, opening, pass, passage, ravine, rent, ridge, rift, rime, rupture, saddle, saddleback, scissure, seam, slit, slot, spine, split, trench, valley, void, wadi |