wind gap

[ wind ]

/ wɪnd /

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noun

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

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Origin of wind gap

An Americanism dating back to 1760–70

Words nearby wind gap

windfall tax, windfarm, windflaw, windflower, windgall, wind gap, wind gauge, wind generator, Windham, wind harp, Windhoek

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How to use wind gap in a sentence

In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.
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But most of this gap, say the researchers who carried out the study, is due to discrimination.
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Since then, the rising gap between the rich and middle- and lower-income families has risen to the fore.
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No approving remarks for the growing gap between rich and poor.
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The best, or at least most successful, are bridging the gap between punk-rock DIY ethos and social-media savvy.
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There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
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But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The man that giveth heed to lying visions, is like to him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
It was a cloudy, stormy evening: high wind was blowing, and the branches of the trees groaned and creaked above our heads.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The ne'er-do-well blew, like seed before the wind, to distant places, but mankind at large stayed at home.
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British Dictionary definitions for wind gap

wind gap

/ (wɪnd) /

noun

a narrow dry valley on a mountain or ridge

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Scientific definitions for wind gap

wind gap

A shallow notch in the crest of a mountain ridge.