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chasm
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- A deep chasm opened up under her, a fissure cut into the cliffs by the sea.†
p. 144.1chasm = a large gap or divide
- But then the hoverboard would tumble into the chasm behind her, leaving her stranded.†
p. 144.4
- A cold wind off the ocean blew up the chasm, goose-pimpling her arms like the chill of death.†
p. 144.8
- Her mind replayed the chasm opening up, the waves below smashing indifferently against the jagged rocks.†
p. 145.5
- But her first problem was getting across the chasm.
p. 147.3 *chasm = deep hole
- Soon the chasm closed, and an hour later she had hiked back up the other side.†
p. 147.4chasm = a large gap or divide
- The drop wasn't as bad as the first chasm, but it was still deep enough to be deadly.†
p. 148.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(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 - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)