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strait

/streɪt/ /streɪt/
noun
GeneralGeography
  1. 1 boğaz
  2. 2 sıkıntı, darlık, zor durum

Definition (English)

  1. A narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water.
  2. A state of hardship or trouble, usually in the plural.

Example Sentences

  1. The Bosporus Strait connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.
    İstanbul Boğazı Karadeniz ile Marmara Denizi'ni bağlar.
  2. They sailed through the narrow strait.
    Dar boğazdan geçtiler.

Synonyms

channelpassagewaterwaynarrows

Collocations

narrow straitstrategic straitstrait of gibraltarstrait betweenstrait crossingstrait passage

Related Words

seaoceanbaycoastislandnavigation