Meaning of strait in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /streɪt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    strait

    Definitions

    1. strict and severe

    Examples

    • « strait is the gate »

    Synonyms

  2. Noun

    strait

    Etymology

    Middle English: shortening of Old French estreit‘tight, narrow’, from Latin strictus‘drawn tight’ (see strict)

    Definitions

    1. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
  3. 2. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

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