All 10 Uses of
chasm
in
The Rainbow Trail
- They wind down into this great purple chasm—'way over here to the left—and that's the Grand Canyon.†
Chpt 7 *
- Along the rim was a yard-wide level, with the chasm to the left and steep slope to the right.†
Chpt 17
- Shefford's nerve was sorely tried when he saw steep slants everywhere, all apparently leading down into chasms, and no place a man, let alone a horse, could put a foot with safety.†
Chpt 17
- The right side of the chasm was rimmed, the curve at the head crossed, and then the real peril of this trap had to be faced.†
Chpt 17
- Shefford, becoming aware of a steep slope to his left, looked down to see a narrow chasm and great crevices in the cliffs, with bunches of cedars here and there.†
Chpt 17
- They went around the chasm, and then through one of the narrow cracks to come out upon the rim, among cedars.†
Chpt 17
- Assuredly they were aware of the chasm; however, the level upon which they were advancing narrowed gradually, and they could not tell that very soon they could not go any farther nor could they turn back.†
Chpt 17
- They all looked up at the steep slope, down into the chasm right below them, and across into the cedars.†
Chpt 17
- One slipped, fell, rolled, and went into the chasm.†
Chpt 17
- Shefford described the slope and the deep chasm and how Shadd led up to the point where he saw his mistake and then how the catastrophe fell.†
Chpt 17
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