HyperDic English STRAIT ... Strait of Magellan

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English 1 sense of the expression *Strait of Magellan*:
NOUN	object	Strait of Magellan	the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent

EnglishStrait of Magellan: 1 sense noun 1, object
Meaning	The strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built.
Instance of	strait, sound	A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger / larger bodies of water
Spanish	estrecho de Magallanes

HyperDicEnglishSTRAIT ... Strait of Magellan