strait
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9.1
- adjective
- /streɪt/
- Archaic
:
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- The strait path between the trees was barely wide enough for two people to walk side by side.
- strait-laced
Examples
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(I rarely speak so harshly, but I do believe that this particular gate remains so strait, and this special path so narrow.)
Academic text (2000) -
YOU'RE IN THE STRAIT JACKET.
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The artist chose a strait canvas to emphasize the limited space of her painting.
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In the strait alley behind the building, he found a quiet place to think.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Compounds
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6.1
A narrow sea passage between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman that most oil tankers use
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3.8
A narrow sea passage between eastern Russia and Alaska that connects the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean
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3.7
A narrow sea area that separates southern Spain from northern Africa and connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea
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3.7
A narrow body of water between Korea and Japan that connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan
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3.9
A narrow sea route between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra used by many ships
A narrow sea passage between South Korea and Japan that connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan
A long bridge held by cables that connects the Japanese islands Kyushu and Honshu across the Kanmon Strait
A narrow sea passage between South America and Tierra del Fuego that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
A narrow sea channel linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman used by oil tankers
A narrow sea passage between southeast England and northern France that connects the English Channel with the North Sea
A narrow part of the sea that lies between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada
How Narrow
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strait comes from an old Latin root stringere meaning 'to pull tight', and it is related to common words like string and strict. So when something is called strait it means it is 'tight' or very narrow, which is how the adjective is used.