Strait — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈeɪt/

1 syllable Say it as /stɹˈeɪt/.

Examples

strait is the gate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

straits sound pass

Parts of Speech

noun	a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
noun	a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
adjective	narrow “strait is the gate”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Straße

ein schmaler Meereskanal, der zwei größere Gewässer verbindet

🇫🇷French

détroit

un canal étroit de la mer reliant deux plus grandes étendues d'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

estrecho

un estrecho canal de mar que une dos cuerpos de agua más grandes

🇮🇹Italian

stretto

uno stretto canale del mare che unisce due specchi d'acqua più grandi

🇳🇱Dutch

zeestraat

een smal zeekanaal dat twee grotere watermassa's met elkaar verbindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

estreito

um estreito canal do mar que une duas massas de água maiores

🇷🇺Russian

пролив

узкий морской канал, соединяющий два больших водоема

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कंजूस

दो बड़े जल निकायों को जोड़ने वाला समुद्र का एक संकीर्ण चैनल

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রণালী

সমুদ্রের একটি সংকীর্ণ চ্যানেল দুটি বৃহত্তর জলাশয়ের সাথে মিলিত হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜலசந்தி

இரண்டு பெரிய நீர்நிலைகளை இணைக்கும் கடலின் ஒரு குறுகிய கால்வாய்

🇮🇳Telugu

జలసంధి

సముద్రం యొక్క ఇరుకైన కాలువ రెండు పెద్ద నీటి వనరులను కలుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सामुद्रधुनी

दोन मोठ्या पाण्याच्या शरीरात सामील होणारी समुद्राची अरुंद वाहिनी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટ્રેટ

પાણીના બે મોટા શરીરને જોડતી સમુદ્રની સાંકડી ચેનલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಲಸಂಧಿ

ಎರಡು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಜಲರಾಶಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರುವ ಸಮುದ್ರದ ಕಿರಿದಾದ ಕಾಲುವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കടലിടുക്ക്

രണ്ട് വലിയ ജലാശയങ്ങളുമായി ചേരുന്ന കടലിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഇടുങ്ങിയ ചാനൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟਰੇਟ

ਸਮੁੰਦਰ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਤੰਗ ਚੈਨਲ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਦੋ ਵੱਡੇ ਸਮੂਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੋੜਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آبنائے

سمندر کا ایک تنگ چینل جو پانی کے دو بڑے اداروں کو ملاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

海峡

连接两个较大水体的狭窄海道

🇯🇵Japanese

海峡

2つの大きな水域を結ぶ狭い海の水路

🇰🇷Korean

좁은

두 개의 큰 수역을 연결하는 좁은 바다 수로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

eo biển

một luồng biển hẹp nối hai vùng nước lớn hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ช่องแคบ

ช่องแคบทะเลที่เชื่อมแหล่งน้ำขนาดใหญ่สองแห่งเข้าด้วยกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

selat

saluran sempit laut yang menghubungkan dua perairan yang lebih besar

🇵🇭Filipino

makipot

isang makitid na daluyan ng dagat na nagdurugtong sa dalawang malalaking anyong tubig

🇲🇾Malay

selat

saluran laut yang sempit yang menghubungkan dua badan air yang lebih besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضيق

قناة بحرية ضيقة تربط بين مسطحين مائيين كبيرين

🇮🇷Persian

تنگه

کانال باریکی از دریا که دو حجم بزرگتر از آب را به هم می پیوندد

🇹🇷Turkish

boğaz

iki büyük su kütlesini birleştiren dar deniz kanalı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֵצַר

ערוץ ים צר המחבר שני גופי מים גדולים יותר

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The primary meaning of 'strait' is 'a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water'.

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Using 'strait' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'strait' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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