strait

IPA: strˈeɪt

noun

  • (geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
  • A narrow pass, passage or street.
  • A neck of land; an isthmus.
  • (often in the plural) A difficult position.
  • A surname.

verb

  • (obsolete, transitive) To confine; put to difficulties.
  • (obsolete, transitive) To tighten.

adjective

  • (archaic) Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.
  • (archaic) Righteous, strict.
  • (obsolete) Tight; close; tight-fitting.
  • (obsolete) Close; intimate; near; familiar.
  • (obsolete) Difficult; distressful.
  • (obsolete) Parsimonious; stingy; mean.
  • Obsolete spelling of straight. [Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.]

adverb

  • (obsolete) Strictly; rigorously.
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Examples of "strait" in Sentences

  • The newspaper was in dire straits.
  • The depth of the Strait of Georgia is 5km.
  • The strait connects the Visayan Sea to the Bohol Sea.
  • The Ionian Sea lies to the east with the Strait of Ithaca.
  • The island of Pantelleria lies in the middle of the strait.
  • To the north is the Strait of Wetar, to the south is the Timor Sea.
  • Across the Strait of Malacca to the west lies the island of Sumatra.
  • Instead the cows headed strait for the Israelites and did not waver.
  • The Selasan Strait cuts through the bottom of the cluster of islands.
  • It is the narrowest part of the Strait between the island and the continent.

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