The difference between Col and Gap

When used as nouns, col means a dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks, whereas gap means an opening in anything made by breaking or parting.


Gap is also verb with the meaning: to notch, as a sword or knife.

check bellow for the other definitions of Col and Gap

  1. Col as a noun (geography):

    A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.

  2. Col as a noun (meteorology):

    A pressure region between two anticyclones and two low-pressure regions.

  1. Gap as a noun:

    An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

    Examples:

    "He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot."

  2. Gap as a noun:

    An opening allowing passage or entrance.

    Examples:

    "We can slip through that gap between the buildings."

  3. Gap as a noun:

    An opening that implies a breach or defect.

    Examples:

    "There is a gap between the roof and the gutter."

  4. Gap as a noun:

    A vacant space or time.

    Examples:

    "I have a gap in my schedule next Tuesday."

  5. Gap as a noun:

    A hiatus.

    Examples:

    "I'm taking a gap."

  6. Gap as a noun:

    A mountain or hill pass.

    Examples:

    "The exploring party went through the high gap in the mountains."

  7. Gap as a noun (Sussex):

    A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).

    Examples:

    "At Birling Gap we can stop and go have a picnic on the beach."

  8. Gap as a noun (baseball):

    The regions between the outfielders.

    Examples:

    "Jones doubled through the gap."

  9. Gap as a noun (Australia, for a medical or pharmacy item):

    The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.

  10. Gap as a noun (AU):

    (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.

  11. Gap as a noun (genetics):

    An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

  1. Gap as a verb (transitive):

    To notch, as a sword or knife.

  2. Gap as a verb (transitive):

    To make an opening in; to breach.

  3. Gap as a verb (transitive):

    To check the size of a gap.

    Examples:

    "I gapped all the spark plugs in my car, but then realized I had used the wrong manual and had made them too small."

  1. Gap as a noun: