Donner Pass

/ˈdɑnər/
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Definitions of Donner Pass
  1. noun
    a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe; site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died
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    mountain pass, notch, pass
    the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
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