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Joch

mountain yoke, high pass connecting two summits

noun yokh Rare

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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