gap

Dictionary definition · gap

a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures"gap between income and outgo"
an open or empty space in or between things"there was a small opening between the trees"
a narrow opening"he opened the window a crack"
a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks
a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity"it was presented without commercial breaks"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).