The meaning of Straits

Straits – definition

noun
A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.
Usage examples:
The straits of gibraltar
Synonims:
Channel Sound Narrows Inlet Stretch of water Arm of the sea Sea passage Neck Kyle
noun
Used in reference to a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty.
Usage examples:
The economy is in dire straits
Synonims:
A bad/difficult situation A sorry condition Difficulty Trouble Crisis A mess A predicament A plight A tight corner A pretty/fine kettle of fish Hot water Deep water A jam A hole A bind A fix

adjective
(of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped.
Usage examples:
The road was so strait that a handful of men might have defended it

noun
A narrow area of water that connects two larger areas of water
Usage examples:
The strait lies between the atlantic ocean and the mediterranean sea.

Straits translation into English

Straits: translate from English into Chinese

海峡

Straits: translate from English into Dutch

Zeestraat, Straat, Zeeëngte, Verlengheid

Straits: translate from English into French

Détroit, Gêne, Situation difficile

Straits: translate from English into German

Meerenge, Schwierigkeiten, Sund, Nöte

Straits: translate from English into Hindi

जलडमरूमध्य, जलग्रीवा, समुद्र-संधि

Straits: translate from English into Italian

Stretto

Straits: translate from English into Korean

해협, 궁핍

Straits: translate from English into Russian

Проливы, Стесненное положение

Straits: translate from English into Spanish

Estrecheces, Paso, Necesidad

Word origin

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

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Straits – similar words

strait

noun
A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.
Usage examples:
The straits of gibraltar

adjective
(of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped.
Usage examples:
The road was so strait that a handful of men might have defended it

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Straits synonims

channel

noun
A length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.
Usage examples:
The bay includes saltmarsh, shallow and open water, tidal channels, mudflats and numerous islands, …

verb
Direct towards a particular end or object.
Usage examples:
The council is to channel public funds into training schemes

noun
A passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a part of a river or other area of water that is deep and wide enough to provide a route for ships to travel along
Usage examples:
The english channel, she switched to another channel to watch the news., we’ve established a regula…

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crisis

noun
A time of intense difficulty or danger.
Usage examples:
The current economic crisis

noun
An extremely dangerous or difficult situation
Usage examples:
[ c ] an economic crisis, [ u ] people react in times of crisis, but ignore us the rest of the time.

noun
A situation that is extremely difficult or dangerous, when there are many problems
Usage examples:
A major/serious/global crisis, an economic/financial/political crisis, a looming/impending/growing …

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difficulty

noun
The state or condition of being difficult.
Usage examples:
Guy had no difficulty in making friends

noun
The fact of not being easy, or of being hard to do or understand
Usage examples:
[ u ] he has some difficulty hearing people when they speak softly., [ c usually pl ] in 1986 he ex…

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inlet

noun
A small arm of the sea, a lake, or a river.
Usage examples:
It is a land of undulating hills and hollows, dips and drumlins, rivers, inlets, estuaries and lake…

noun
A narrow channel of water that goes from a sea or lake into the land or between islands

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kyle

noun
A narrow sea channel.

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narrows

verb
Become or make less wide.
Usage examples:
The road narrowed and crossed an old bridge

noun
A narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water.
Usage examples:
There was a car ferry across the narrows of loch long

adjective
Of small width in relation to length.
Usage examples:
He made his way down the narrow road

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neck

nek

noun
The part of a person's or animal's body connecting the head to the rest of the body.
Usage examples:
She had a silver crucifix around her neck

verb
(of two people) kiss and caress amorously.
Usage examples:
We started necking on the sofa

noun
The part of the body that joins the head to the shoulders
Usage examples:
She rubbed her neck., his shirt was open at the neck., a vase with a long neck

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sound

saʊnd

noun
Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.
Usage examples:
Light travels faster than sound

verb
Emit or cause to emit sound.
Usage examples:
A loud buzzer sounded

adjective
In good condition; not damaged, injured, or diseased.
Usage examples:
They returned safe and sound

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trouble

noun
Difficulty or problems.
Usage examples:
I had trouble finding somewhere to park

verb
Cause distress or anxiety to.
Usage examples:
He was not troubled by doubts

noun
A problem, or difficulties
Usage examples:
[ u ] trouble began when he came to live with us., [ c ] she thought her troubles would be over whe…

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