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Brenner Pass

[ bren-er ]

noun

  1. a mountain pass in the Alps, on the border between Italy and Austria. 4,494 feet (1,370 meters) high.


Brenner Pass

/ ˈbrɛnə /

noun

  1. a pass over the E Alps, between Austria and Italy. Highest point: 1372 m (4501 ft)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Once there, the agents could infiltrate nearby towns and acquire crucial intelligence on the movement of Nazi troops and supplies through the Brenner Pass, along the border between Italy and Austria.

In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met at the Brenner Pass, where the Italian dictator agreed to join Germany’s war against France and Britain.

Tyrol is a vital transport corridor between Italy and Germany, and includes the very busy Brenner Pass.

From Reuters

The train was now waiting at the Brenner Pass on Italian territory.

From Reuters

And as if to demonstrate its resolve, Austria briefly resurrected checkpoints at the Brenner Pass this month.

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