All 6 Uses of
chasm
in
The Sea of Monsters
- There were lush green hills on either side and a wide valley in the middle, split by a deep chasm that was spanned by a rope bridge.†
Chpt 11
- ...it had a rope bridge across a chasm,
Chpt 14 *chasm = a large and deep and steep-sided opening on the earth's surface
- It wouldn't have been my first choice, given the man-eating sheep on the other side, but at the moment that looked better than this side of the chasm, and it gave me an idea.†
Chpt 15
- The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled … with delight, because he was standing right next to us.†
Chpt 15
- His heel slipped, the edge of the cliff crumbled, and the great Polyphemus made chicken wing motions that did nothing to help him fly as he tumbled into the chasm.†
Chpt 15
- The shortest route was across the chasm, and we'd just destroyed the only bridge.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(chasm) a large and deep and steep-sided opening on the earth's surface; or (more rarely) any large gap
or:
a very large difference -- often of opinion