Chasm
Pronunciation : Chasm
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. chasma, Gr. Chaos.]
Definition : 1. A deep opening made by disruption, as a breach in the earth or a rock; a yawning abyss; a cleft; a fissure. That deep, romantic chasm which slanted down the green hill. Coleridge.
2. A void space; a gap or break, as in ranks of men. Memory . . . fills up the chasms of thought. Addison.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913