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strait
Pronunciation: (strāt), [key]—
n.
1. Often,
straits. (used with a sing. v.) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
2. Often,
straits. a position of difficulty, distress, or need:
Ill and penniless, he was in sad straits indeed.
3. Archaic.a narrow passage or area.
4. an isthmus.
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adj. Archaic.
1. narrow:
Strait is the gate.
2. affording little space; confined in area.
3. strict, as in requirements or principles.
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