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strait
[streyt]
noun
(used with a singular verb)Often straits. a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
Often straits. a position of difficulty, distress, or need.
Ill and penniless, he was in sad straits indeed.
Synonyms: , , , ,Antonyms:Archaic.a narrow passage or area.
an isthmus.
adjective
narrow.
Strait is the gate.
affording little space; confined in area.
strict, as in requirements or principles.
strait
/ ٰɪ /
noun
(often plural)
a narrow channel of the sea linking two larger areas of sea
( capital as part of a name )
the Strait of Gibraltar
(often plural) a position of acute difficulty (often in the phrase in dire or desperate straits )
archaica narrow place or passage
adjective
(of spaces, etc) affording little room
(of circumstances, etc) limiting or difficult
severe, strict, or scrupulous
strait
A narrow waterway joining two larger bodies of water. The Strait of Gibraltar, for example, connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.
Other Word Forms
- straitly adverb
- straitness noun
- ˈٰٱ adverb
- ˈٰٲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of strait1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
No such solicitude has gone to advocates for the millions of Californians in desperate economic straits while he pushes to slash the state’s social safety net.
The strait is one of the world's most important shipping routes, with about a fifth of the world's oil passing through it.
But if you’ve jumped into these tepid waters anytime over the last decade or so, you know that shark horror is in dire straits.
Friedman argued the Dodgers’ injury problems this year don’t compare to the dire straits they navigated en route to last year’s World Series title.
It is easy to forget Barcelona were in dire financial straits.
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