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chasm

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chasm
a deep cleft in the ground; abyss
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Now he experienced a feeling akin to that of a man who, wile calmly crossing a precipice by a bridge, should suddenly discover that the bridge is broken, and that there is a chasm below.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
It is like a broad red church spire, the top of it being level with the plateau, but a great chasm gaping between.
The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
The onrush of a conquering force is like the bursting of pent-up waters into a chasm a thousand fathoms deep.
The Art of War by Sun, Tzu View in context
 
 
 
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