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English
Noun
gap of danger (plural gaps of danger)
- (usually with the definite article) a breach, place which is hard to defend; a danger, requiring bravery
- 1757, George Washington, letter to John Robinson, 17 October 1757 Letters, volume 2 (1834) page 267:
- The inhabitants see, and are convinced of this, which makes each family afraid of standing in the gap of danger; and by retreating, one behind another, they depopulate the country, and leave it to the enemy
- 2002 Seamus Heaney, translation of Beowulf, line 1375:
- The gap of danger where the demon waits is still unknown to you.
Quotations
Translations
place which is hard to defend, danger