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strait  (strt)
n.
1. Abbr. Str. or St. A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water. Often used in the plural with a singular verb.
2. A position of difficulty, perplexity, distress, or need. Often used in the plural: in desperate straits.
adj.
1.
a. Difficult; stressful.
b. Having or marked by limited funds or resources.
2. Archaic
a. Narrow.
b. Affording little space or room; confined.
c. Fitting tightly; constricted.
3. Archaic Strict, rigid, or righteous.
[Middle English streit, narrow, a strait, from Old French estreit, tight, narrow, from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]
straitly adv.
straitness n.
strait [streɪt]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (often plural)
a.  a narrow channel of the sea linking two larger areas of sea
b.  (capital as part of a name) the Strait of Gibraltar
2. (often plural) a position of acute difficulty (often in the phrase in dire or desperate straits)
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Archaic a narrow place or passage
adj Archaic
1. (of spaces, etc.) affording little room
2. (of circumstances, etc.) limiting or difficult
3. severe, strict, or scrupulous
[from Old French estreit narrow, from Latin strictus constricted, from stringere to bind tightly]
straitly  adv
straitness  n
strait  (strt)
A narrow waterway joining two larger bodies of water. The Strait of Gibraltar, for example, connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.


strait  /stret/  n. 1 a narrow area of water joining two larger areas of water: the Straits of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman 2 fig. in dire straits: in great trouble, with many problems: Both he and his wife are ill and have lost their jobs: they are in dire straits. strait
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