"Middle Gap" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: middle + gap. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|middle|gap}} middle + gap Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Middle Gap}} Middle Gap
  1. A mountain pass in Wan Chai district, Hong Kong Categories (place): Mountain passes, Places in Hong Kong Translations (gap in Hong Kong): 中峽 (Chinese Cantonese), 中峡 (Chinese Cantonese)
    Sense id: en-Middle_Gap-en-name-e4yp462K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1957, Stanley Woodburn Kirby, The War Against Japan: The loss of Singapore, page 137",
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