Cumberland Gap

/ˈkʌmbərlən(d)/
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Definitions of Cumberland Gap
  1. noun
    a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west
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    mountain pass, notch, pass
    the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
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