English > strait: 3 senses > noun 1, object| Meaning | A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger / larger bodies of water. |
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| Synonym | sound |
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| Instances | Bering Strait | A strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean |
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| Bosporus | A strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea |
| Cook Strait | A narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand |
| Dardanelles, Canakkale Bogazi, Hellespont | The strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey |
| East River | A tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn |
| Golden Gate | A strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean |
| Kattegatt | A strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Sweden |
| Korean Strait, Korea Strait | A strait between Korea and Japan |
| Menai Strait | A strait in northern Wales between Anglesey Island and the mainland |
| North Channel | A strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea |
| Skagerrak, Skagerak | A broad strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Norway |
| Solent | A strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight |
| Strait of Dover, Strait of Calais, Pas de Calais | The strait between the English Channel and the North Sea |
| Strait of Georgia | The strait separating Vancouver Island from the Canadian mainland |
| Strait of Gibraltar | The strait between Spain and Africa |
| Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Ormuz | A strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman |
| Strait of Magellan | The strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent |
| Strait of Malacca | The strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra |
| Strait of Messina | The strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy |
| Torres Strait | A strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea |
| Narrower | narrow | A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water |
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| Broader | channel | A deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger / larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels |
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| Spanish | estrecho, paso, seno |
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| Catalan | estret |
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