1. the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; - Example: "we got through the pass before it started to snow" [syn: pass, mountain pass, notch]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mountain pass
n 1: the location in a range of mountains of a geological
formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got
through the pass before it started to snow" [syn: pass,
mountain pass, notch]