1. a whirlpool or abyss; a deep chasm or gulf
Usage: archaic or literary; from Latin

Examples

• The ship was pulled toward the gurges in the center of the strait.
• Ancient mariners feared the gurges that lay beyond the known maps.
• The poet described despair as a gurges that swallowed all hope.
• Sailors spoke in hushed tones of the gurges near the rocky coast.