"Watford Gap" meaning in All languages combined

See Watford Gap on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Watford Gap}} Watford Gap
  1. A pass between hills in the English Midlands, near the village of Watford, Northants, crossed by the M1 motorway and West Coast Main Line. Categories (place): Places in England
    Sense id: en-Watford_Gap-en-name-WF6QEd9Q Disambiguation of Places in England: 59 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (figuratively, chiefly Southern England) The notional border between the North and South of England; the North–South divide. Tags: Southern-England, figuratively
    Sense id: en-Watford_Gap-en-name-ZYi6TUkP Categories (other): Southern England English
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