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gap vs water gap

water gap vs gap

gap and water gap both are nouns.

gap is a verb but water gap is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gap Yes No Yes No
water gap Yes No No No
As nouns, water gap is a hyponym of gap; that is, water gap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gap:
  • gap: a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
  • water gap: a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows
Other hyponyms of gap include wind gap.
gap (noun) water gap (noun)
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows
a narrow opening
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
an open or empty space in or between things
a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
gap (verb) water gap (verb)
make an opening or gap in
Difference between gap and water gap

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