HyperDic: strait_of_malacca

English > 1 sense of the expression Strait of Malacca:
NOUNobjectStrait of Malaccathe strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
English > Strait of Malacca: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningThe strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra; it connects the Pacific Ocean to the east with the Indian Ocean to the west and is an important shipping lane.
Instance ofstrait, soundA narrow channel of the sea joining two larger / larger bodies of water

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