rift
/ɹɪft/ noun C2- A chasm or fissure. · The Grand Canyon is a rift in the Earth's surface, but is smaller than some of the undersea ones.
- A lack of cohesion; a state of conflict, incompatibility, or emotional distance. · My marriage is in trouble: the fight created a rift between us and we can't reconnect.
- A break in the clouds, fog, mist etc., which allows light through.
- A shallow place in a stream; a ford.
Plural rifts
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A half moon broke through the rifts of racing clouds.
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