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straits
noun(strait)
a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water —often used in plural but singular in construction
straits
noun(strait)
isthmus
straits
noun(strait)
a narrow space or passage
straits
noun(strait)
a dollar formerly issued by British Malaya and used in much of southern and eastern Asia and the East Indies
straits
geographical name(strait)
former country in southeastern Asia on the Strait of Malacca comprising Singapore Island, Penang, and Melaka area 1242 square miles (3229 square kilometers); now divided between the republic of Singapore and the federation of Malaysia
straits
geographical name(strait)
channel between the Florida Keys (on the northwest) and Cuba and Bahamas (on the south and east) connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic
straits
geographical name(strait)
channel in northern Michigan connecting Lake Huron and Lake Michigan and separating the Lower Peninsula from the Upper Peninsula; 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) wide at its narrowest point
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idiom(strait)
in a very bad or difficult situation

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