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straits
strait S0789100 (strāt)n. often straits1. A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water: straits that were treacherous; the Strait of Gibraltar; the Bosporus Straits.2. A position of difficulty, perplexity, distress, or need: in desperate straits.adj. Archaic 1. a. Difficult; stressful.b. Having or marked by limited funds or resources.2. a. Narrow or confined.b. Fitting tightly; constricted.3. Strict, rigid, or righteous.
[Middle English streit, narrow, a strait, from Old French estreit, tight, narrow, from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]
strait′ly adv.strait′ness n.straits (streɪts) pl nto be in dire straits to be in desperate straits to be in a position of acute difficultyThesaurus| Noun | 1. | straits - a bad or difficult situation or state of affairsstrait, passdesperate straits, dire straits - a state of extreme distresssituation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" | | 2. | straits - a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"pass, headjuncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" |
Translationsdétroitembarrascamicia di forzacostrizionerigorosoristrettezzastrettoIdiomsSeestraitStraits
Straits: see DardanellesDardanelles
or Çanakkale Boğazi
, strait, c.40 mi (60 km) long and from 1 to 4 mi (1.6 to 6.4 km) wide, connecting the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara and separating the Gallipoli peninsula of European Turkey from Asian Turkey.
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or Bosphorus
[Gr.,=ox ford, in reference to the story of Io], Turk. Boğaziçi, strait, c.20 mi (30 km) long and c.2,100 ft (640 m) wide at its narrowest, separating European from Asian Turkey and joining the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara.
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Related to straits: financial straitsSynonyms for straitsnoun a bad or difficult situation or state of affairsSynonymsRelated Words- desperate straits
- dire straits
- situation
noun a difficult junctureSynonymsRelated Words |