Also means
yoke (figurative burden)
Usage Note
Joch in the Alpine sense means a broad saddle or pass between two peaks, lower than a Scharte (notch). In Austrian and South Tyrolean usage it appears in many place names. The everyday meaning 'yoke' is distinct.
Examples
"Wir übernachteten in einer Hütte direkt am Joch."
Natural Translation
We spent the night in a hut right at the high pass.
Literal Translation
We overnighted in a hut directly at-the yoke.
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