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strait
has definitions from the fields of nautical,geography
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[ noun ] (nautical,geography) a relatively narrow body of water linking two larger bodies
Examples "the ship went aground in the channel" Related terms body_of_water channel narrow watercourse East_River Strait_of_Gibraltar canal Bering_Strait Bosporus Korean_Strait Strait_of_Hormuz tideway Strait_of_Magellan Strait_of_Messina English_Channel rill golden_gate hampton_roads menai_strait solent strait_of_georgia pas-de-calais Harlem_River cook_strait kattegatt north_channel skagerak torres_strait Dardanelles |
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[ noun ] (nautical,geography) a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
Used in print (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)In 1602 , George_Waymouth , in the same little Discovery that Hudson now commanded , had sailed 300 miles up the strait before his frightened men turned the ship back . As the bergs grew larger , Hudson was forced to turn south into what is now Ungava_Bay , an inlet of the great strait . All through July the Discovery picked her way along the 450 - mile long strait , avoiding ice and rocky islands . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5081
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[ noun ] a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
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