(chiefly British spelling) Alternative form of stopgap

A gap, between two electrical terminals, across which sparks are generated. / Such a gap as a component of an engine's ignition system, especially that between the electrodes of a spark plug.

A God whose existence is put forward as an explanation for anything as yet unexplained by science.

(genetics) plural of genetic gap

A measurable difference between the pay, status, political preferences etc. of men and women.

A discrepancy between the statements made by a person in authority (especially by a politician) and the perceived truth.

plural of gender gap

plural of credibility gap

(botany) A gap or break in the central cylinder of vascular tissue within a plant's stem, caused by the extension of the tissue as a leaf trace.

plural of leaf gap