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单词 water gap
释义

water gap


noun

a transverse gap in a mountain ridge, cut by and giving passage to a stream or river.

Origin of water gap

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

Words nearby water gap

water for injection, water fountain, waterfowl, waterfowler, waterfront, water gap, water gas, water gate, water gauge, water glass, waterglass painting
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Example sentences from the Web for water gap

  • The river flowed through a river-gate, a water-gap in the mountains.

    The Forgotten Planet|Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for water gap

water gap

noun

a deep valley in a ridge, containing a stream
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

Scientific definitions for water gap

water gap

A transverse cleft in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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