straits


Definition: Meaning of, straits in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / streɪts /

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  1. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
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  2. a difficult juncture
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straits used in phrases

  • Menai Straits
    1. the Menai Straits a narrow area of sea in North Wales, between the Welsh coast and the island of Anglesey
  • Straits of Dover (noun)
    1. the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent
  • Straits of Gibraltar (noun)
    1. the strait between Spain and Africa
  • desperate straits (noun)
    1. a state of extreme distress
  • dire straits (noun)
    1. a state of extreme distress
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