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strait
[ streyt ]
noun
- Often straits. (used with a singular verb) 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 )
- archaic.a 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.
Derived Forms
- ˈٰٱ, adverb
- ˈٰٲԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٰl adverb
- ٰn noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of strait1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"They both are in dire straits," she says, with only about 50 fishers and 500 red fox left in the wild.
State Farm General asked Monday for an emergency rate increase averaging 22%, saying the Los Angeles County fires have put California’s largest insurer in dire financial straits.
State Farm General, California’s largest home insurer, asked state officials for an emergency rate hike averaging 22% Monday, claiming the Los Angeles County fires have put the company in tough financial straits.
Oil has leaked into the strait from two ships which ran into trouble during bad weather on 15 December.
Inflation promises were key to Trump's victory but by many measures, such as growth and job creation, the economy overall was not in the dire straits he painted on the campaign trail.
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