Back
English Dictionary
Learn English
Learn grammar
List of words
Study your cards
Hang On, Man!
Audio Books
More apps
SPONSORED LINKS
Recent searches
trespassers
goal-directed
in turn
SPONSORED LINKS
SPONSORED LINKS
rattling
according
culture medium
quarter
antihero
went
reliable
Hide translation
straits
straits
/ˈstreɪts/
noun
A difficult juncture
(
head
,
pass
,
straits
)
a difficult juncture
A pretty pass
a pretty pass
Matters came to a head yesterday
matters came to a head yesterday
A bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
(
pass
,
strait
,
straits
)
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
strait
strait
/ˈstreɪt/
adjective
[Archaic]
Narrow
(
strait
[Archaic]
)
narrow
Strait is the gate
strait is the gate
noun
(
)
A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
(
sound
,
strait
)
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
The narrow strait connected two vast bodies of water, creating a strategic passage for ships.
The narrow strait connected two vast bodies of water, creating a strategic passage for ships.
A bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
(
pass
,
strait
,
straits
)
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
Back
Next
Language