The Only Use
abyss
in
Fahrenheit 451
(Edited)
- He held his pants out into an abyss and let them fall into darkness.
p. 38.6abyss = seemingly bottomless pit
Definitions:
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(1)
(abyss) a hole or dropoff so deep the bottom cannot be seen -- often used figuratively to imply a frightening bottomless pit
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)