Definition of "water-gap" [water-gap]

• See gap, 2. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "A man is forced to ask himself, as he is borne down the swift water-gap of crisis, toward the razor knifing across his path, CAN I SURVIVE THE"
• "This gate was therefore not only a passage-way, but also the water-gap or channel through which the _mesilla_ was finally drained into the bottoms of the Arroyo de Pecos."
• ""Looking at it as we do from the side, it more resembles a water-gap than a cañon; at least, the shoulder of the nearest ridge appears to slope away at about 45o.""