gap of danger

English

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.

place which is hard to defend, danger