Meanings
nounmountain pass (plural mountain passes)
plural mountain passes
- A low point in a mountain range that allows travelers to cross the range.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Basque mendate
- mendatelow point between peaks
Bulgarian пролóм
- пролóм (prolóm)low point between peaks
Catalan port de muntanya
- port de muntanyalow point between peaks
Chinese Mandarin 山口, 達坂 /达坂
- 山口 (shānkǒu)low point between peaks
- 達坂 /达坂 (dábǎn)low point between peaks
- 達阪 /达阪 (dábǎn)low point between peaks
Czech průsmyk
- průsmyklow point between peaks
Danish bjergpas, pas
- bjergpaslow point between peaks
- paslow point between peaks
Finnish sola
- solalow point between peaks
French col
- collow point between peaks
German Pass, Gebirgspass
- Passlow point between peaks
- Gebirgspasslow point between peaks
- Bergpasslow point between peaks
Hungarian hágó
- hágólow point between peaks
Irish bearnas, mám
- bearnaslow point between peaks
- mámlow point between peaks
Italian passo di montagna, valico
- passo di montagnalow point between peaks
- valicolow point between peaks
Japanese 峠, とうげ
- 峠low point between peaks
- とうげ (tōge)low point between peaks
Korean 고개
- 고개 (gogae)low point between peaks
Latin saltus
- saltuslow point between peaks
Norwegian Bokmål fjellovergang, fjellpass
- fjelloverganglow point between peaks
- fjellpasslow point between peaks
Polish przełęcz
- przełęczlow point between peaks
Portuguese passo, colo
- passolow point between peaks
- cololow point between peaks
- portelalow point between peaks
Romanian pas, trecătoare
- paslow point between peaks
- trecătoarelow point between peaks
Russian перева́л
- перева́л (perevál)low point between peaks
Spanish collado, puerto
- colladolow point between peaks
- puertolow point between peaks
- colladalow point between peaks
Swedish bergspass
- bergspasslow point between peaks
Thai ช่องเขา
- ช่องเขา (chɔ̂ng-kǎo)low point between peaks
Turkish geçit, argıt
- geçitlow point between peaks
- argıtlow point between peaks
- derbentlow point between peaks
Vietnamese đèo
- đèolow point between peaks
Cite this entry
APA
mountain pass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20pass
MLA
“mountain pass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20pass. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mountain pass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20pass.
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