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strait::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pass, straits |
| Type of | situation |
| Has types | desperate straits, dire straits |
| Type | Words |
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strait is the gate.
Examples of strait
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Since taking office in 2008, Mr Ma has worked hard to improve cross-strait ties.
From the economist.com
About 40 percent of the oil traded on global markets travels through the strait.
From the washingtonpost.com
Strait-laced Barlow confessed he was into one saucy title called Three In A Bed.
From the metro.co.uk
More recently, Iran said it plans to build a new base on its side of the strait.
From the economist.com
Iran has scant chance of covertly mining the strait, U.S. military officers say.
From the battleland.blogs.time.com
Salehi spoke as a 10-day Iranian naval exercise ended near the strait of Hormuz.
From the guardian.co.uk
The very narrow and winding shape of the strait is more akin to that of a river.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In 2005, they added regular sorties of airplanes to scout the strait for pirates.
From the time.com
While Harawira's background was activist, Davis comes from a strait-laced whanau.
From the nzherald.co.nz
- A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- Narrow; "strait is the gate"
- Pass: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
- (straits) pass: a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
- Narrow body of water between two large land masses
