- pass, mountain pass, notch - 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"
--1 is a kind of location
--1 is a part of
--1 has particulars:range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains Brenner Pass; col, gap; Cumberland Gap; defile, gorge; Donner Pass; Khyber Pass; saddleback, saddle