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strait

UK/stɹeɪt/ US/ˈstreɪt/ uncommon archaic obsolete
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

Synonyms
2.

adjective

1.

strict and severe

  • “strait is the gate”
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Origin

From Middle English streit, from Old French estreit (modern form étroit), from Latin strictus, perfect passive participle of stringō (“compress, tighten”). Doublet of stretto and strict.

Phrases

  • Bougainville Strait
  • Carquinez Strait
  • Cook Strait
  • Davis Strait
  • Denmark Strait
  • dire straits
  • Florida Strait
  • Florida Straits

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