STRAIT

Strait

A strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not navigable, for example because it is too shallow, or because it contains an unnavigable reef or archipelago.

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strait

Noun

  1. A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
    The Strait of Gibraltar
  2. A narrow pass or passage.
  3. A neck of land; an isthmus.
  4. A difficult position (often used in plural).
    to be in dire straits

Verb

  1. To put to difficulties.

Adjective

  1. Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.
  2. Righteous, strict.
    to follow the strait and narrow
  3. Tight; close; tight-fitting.
  4. Close; intimate; near; familiar.
  5. Difficult; distressful; straited.
  6. Parsimonious; niggardly; mean.

Adverb

  1. Strictly; rigorously.


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