straitnoun
uk/streɪt/us/streɪt/strait noun (WATER)
[ C usually plural ] a narrow area of sea that connects two larger areas of sea:
the Straits of Gibraltar
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Bays & gulfs
- arm
- basin
- bay
- channel
- cove
- gulf
- inlet
- lagoon
- narrows
- sea coast
- sound
- the Persian Gulf
strait noun (DIFFICULTY)
straits [ plural ]
a difficult situation, especially because of financial problems:
So many companies are in such dire/difficult straits that their prices have come right down.
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a cloud on the horizon idiom
- a fate worse than death idiom
- a hard/tough row to hoe idiom
- a narrow squeak idiom
- barrel
- bind
- crunch
- curse
- eventuality
- fate
- feeding frenzy
- going
- have a bumpy ride idiom
- rum
- schtuck
- shtook
- stalemate
- standoff
- vortex
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