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water gap

–noun
a transverse gap in a mountain ridge, cut by and giving passage to a stream or river.

Origin:
1750–60, Americanism
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water gap  
n.  A transverse cleft in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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water gap  
A transverse cleft in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows.
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