wind gap

American

[wind] / wɪnd /

noun

a cut that indents only the upper part of a mountain ridge, usually a former water gap.

wind gap British

/ wɪnd /

noun

a narrow dry valley on a mountain or ridge

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wind gap Scientific

A shallow notch in the crest of a mountain ridge.

Etymology

Origin of wind gap

An Americanism dating back to 1760–70

Example Sentences

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There's a trail up here that goes over the ridge and down through a wind gap to a settlement about five miles south of Lamar.

From The Port of Missing Men by Nicholson, Meredith

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