strait
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- pronunciation:
- streIt
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A strait is a narrow body of water that separates two large areas of land.
The U.S. state of Alaska is separated from the country of Russia by a strait. It is called the Bering Strait.- synonyms:
- narrows
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| related words: |
channel, creek, distress, need, poverty, trouble |
| derivations: |
straitly (adv.), straitness (n.) |
The words
strait and
straight (not bending) sound alike but have different meanings.