middle gap
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A mountain pass in Wan Chai district, Hong Kong.
Example Sentences
- "While moving there they came under heavy fire from Doi's men on the hill and had to be withdrawn to Middle Gap, where they spent the night exposed to pouring rain and a cold wind – a cheerless prelude to a dawn attack."
- "The Japanese tunnels were crude, carved out of the hills. Mr Bruce said one could be found along the path running from Middle Gap to Middle Gap Road, another on a path near Queen Mary Hospital."
- "The vehicle had been boosted from the public car park up at Middle Gap on the Peak of Hong Kong Island and kept out of sight in a lock-up garage in Kennedy Town until darkness fell."
- "Middle Gap is about halfway along Black's Link. It is the gap between Mount Cameron on the right and Mount Nicholson on the left. After passing Middle Gap, the righthand side of the track opens up while the left-hand side is protected by the slopes of Mount Nicholson."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
the Middle Gap (canonical)