noun, feminine/sɔ.ly.sjɔ̃ d(ə) kɔ̃.ti.nɥi.te/plural: solutions de continuité
gap, break, interruption, discontinuity
Synonyms: hiatus, rupture
The word solution must be understood in its first meaning of "dissolution, rupture"; hence "rupture of continuity". Cognate with Spanish solución de continuidad.