NOUN | object | Strait of Calais, Strait of Dover, Pas de Calais | the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea |
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Meaning | The strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent. | |
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Synonyms | Strait of Dover, Pas de Calais | |
Instance of | strait, sound | A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger / larger bodies of water |
Spanish | Pas-de-Calais | |
Catalan | Estret de Calais, Pas de Calais |
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