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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A pass, 2,008 m (6,588 ft) high, between the Lepontine and Pennine Alps in southern Switzerland. A nearby railroad tunnel system, 19.8 km (12.3 mi) long, extends southeastward into Italy.
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Examples
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Wordsworth and his friend Robert Jones followed the course of the Rhône and crossed the Simplon Pass into Italy.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Wordsworth and his friend Robert Jones followed the course of the Rhône and crossed the Simplon Pass into Italy.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Wordsworth and his friend Robert Jones followed the course of the Rhône and crossed the Simplon Pass into Italy.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Wordsworth and his friend Robert Jones followed the course of the Rhône and crossed the Simplon Pass into Italy.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Wordsworth and his friend Robert Jones followed the course of the Rhône and crossed the Simplon Pass into Italy.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Wordsworth and his friend Robert Jones followed the course of the Rhône and crossed the Simplon Pass into Italy.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Wordsworth and his friend Robert Jones followed the course of the Rhône and crossed the Simplon Pass into Italy.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Wordsworth and his friend Robert Jones followed the course of the Rhône and crossed the Simplon Pass into Italy.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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The second lay over the Simplon Pass, leading almost directly to Milan, and outflanking the western river lines defending the left bank of the Po.
THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966
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The second lay over the Simplon Pass, leading almost directly to Milan, and outflanking the western river lines defending the left bank of the Po.
THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPOLEON DAVID G. CHANDLER 1966
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