gap of danger

== English == === Noun === gap of danger (plural gaps of danger) (usually with the definite article) a breach, place which is hard to defend; a danger, requiring bravery 1757, George Washington, letter to John Robinson, 17 October 1757 Letters, volume 2 (1834) page 267: The inhabitants see, and are convinced of this, which makes each family afraid of standing in the gap of danger; and by retreating, one behind another, they depopulate the country, and leave it to the enemy 2002 Seamus Heaney, translation of Beowulf, line 1375: The gap of danger where the demon waits is still unknown to you. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:gap of danger. ==== Translations ====