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   strait

   /strāt/

   noun

   • 1. a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water: "the Strait of Gibraltar" Similar channelsoundnarrowsinletstretch of waterarm of the seasea passageneckkyle
   • 2. used in reference to a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty: "the economy is in dire straits" Similar a bad/difficult situationa sorry conditiondifficultytroublecrisisa messa predicamenta plighta tight cornerinformal:a pretty/fine kettle of fishhot waterdeep watera jama holea binda fixa scrape

   adjective

   • 1. (of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped: archaic "the road was so strait that a handful of men might have defended it"
   • ▪ close, strict, or rigorous: archaic "my captivity was strait as ever"

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French estreit ‘tight, narrow’, from Latin strictus ‘drawn tight’ (see strict).

   Derivatives

   • 1. straitly adverb
   • 2. straitness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   1. a. : a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of wateroften used in plural but singular in construction. b. : isthmus. c. archaic : a narrow space or passage. 2. : a situation of perplexity or distress often used in plural.

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   A strait is a narrow sea channel or a difficult situation — remember that both are difficult to navigate. If you're stranded on a strait off the Black Sea, you might also say that you're in dire straits.

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   STRAIT definition: 1. a narrow area of sea that connects two larger areas of sea: 2. a difficult situation…. Learn more.

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   Strait definition: a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.. See examples of STRAIT used in a sentence.

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   6 meanings: 1. a. a narrow channel of the sea linking two larger areas of sea b. (capital as part of a name) 2. a position of.... Click for more definitions.

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   STRAIT meaning: 1. a narrow area of sea that connects two larger areas of sea: 2. a difficult situation…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   Definition of strait noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    STRAIT definition: a narrow area of sea that connects two large areas of sea: . Learn more.

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