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37 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. strait
  2. strait-bodied
  3. strait-waistcoat
  4. Bass Strait
  5. Belle Isle, Strait of
  6. Bering Strait
  7. Cabot Strait
  8. Canso, Strait of
  9. Carquinez Strait
  10. Chatham Strait
  11. Cook Strait
  12. Davis Strait
  13. Denmark Strait
  14. Dover, Strait of
  15. Formosa Strait
  16. Georgia, Strait of
  17. Gibraltar, Strait of
  18. Hecate Strait
  19. Hudson Strait
  20. Juan de Fuca, Strait of
  21. Kerch Strait
  22. Korea Strait
  23. Magellan, Strait of
  24. Malacca, Strait of
  25. M'Clure Strait
  26. Menai Strait
  27. Messina, Strait of
  28. Northumberland Strait
  29. Otranto, Strait of
  30. Palk Strait

1strait

adjective \ˈstrāt\

Definition of STRAIT

1
archaic : strict, rigorous
2
archaic
a : narrow
b : limited in space or time
c : closely fitting : constricted, tight
3
a : causing distress : difficult
b : limited as to means or resources
— strait·ly adverb
— strait·ness noun

Origin of STRAIT

Middle English, from Anglo-French estreit, from Latin strictus strait, strict, from past participle of stringere
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with STRAIT

ait, bait, bate, blate, cate, crate, date, eight, fate, fete, freight, gait, gate, grate, great, haet, hate, late, mate, pate, plait, plate, prate, quoit, rate, sate, skate, slate, spate, state, straight, teth, trait, wait, weight

2strait

adverb

Definition of STRAIT

obsolete
: in a close or tight manner

First Known Use of STRAIT

13th century

3strait

noun

Definition of STRAIT

1
a archaic : a narrow space or passage
b : a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water —often used in plural but singular in construction
c : isthmus
2
: a situation of perplexity or distress —often used in plural <in dire straits>
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Examples of STRAIT

  1. Her campaign is in desperate straits.
  2. The company is in desperate financial straits.
  3. The economy is in dire straits.

First Known Use of STRAIT

14th century

Related to STRAIT

Synonyms
narrows, neck, sound, channel
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Other Oceanography Terms

littoral, sound

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