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Meanings of chasm in English

A deep, steep-sided rift.

Usage of chasm in English
1
He has seen the movement of the sea in the chasm below.
The Scar
2
As the three sat in silence, the gloom in the chasm thickened.
The Gold Hunters: A Story of Life and Adventure in the Hudson Ba...
3
The chasm is not the only major split in the Brunt, however.
BBC
4
The chasm between the teams extended beyond quality, confidence and single-minded ambition.
The Guardian
5
For a moment she saw the chasm again, the bridge, the road.
The darkest road
6
But both sides have very different ideas and the chasm is wide.
Independent.ie
7
When at last it dropped it avoided the period of the chasm.
Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
8
A cliff was on their left and a chasm on their right.
The two towers
9
Something was moving among the rocks at the bottom of the chasm.
Fifty Famous People: A Book of Short Stories
10
Her long braids hung down into the chasm, gleaming in the sun.
Baree, Son of Kazan
11
He was lying in the rocks, concealed where the chasm was narrow.
The Furnace of Gold
12
Beneath his question lurked a chasm I could not begin to fathom.
Your sad eyes and unforgettable mouth
13
He stood at the brink of the chasm through which it ran.
The King of the Golden River
14
Each stage presents a chasm that must be overcome with solid engineering.
Wired
15
This in turn causes an even greater chasm between the two groups.
The Forest Monster of Oz
16
Climbers rigging the line across the chasm that will support a canoe.
Climbing Magazine
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Chasm across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common