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(geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water. / A narrow pass, passage or street. / A neck of land; an isthmus. / (often in the plural) A difficult position.

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strait

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strait

IPA(Pronunciation)

/stɹeɪt/

Noun

in-plural often

(geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water. / A narrow pass, passage or street. / A neck of land; an isthmus. / (often in the plural) A difficult position.

Japanese Meaning

海峡：二つの大きな水域を繋ぐ狭い水路 / 狭い通路、通り、あるいは峠など、狭い道筋 / 地峡：陸地の尾根によって狭められた地の部分 / （複数形で）困難な状況、窮地

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The ferry navigated the narrow strait between the two islands during the morning fog.

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朝の霧の中、フェリーは二つの島の間にある狭い海峡を航行した。

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(geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

the Strait of Gibraltar

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A narrow pass, passage or street.

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A neck of land; an isthmus.

The bold Sir Bedivere uplifted him, / Sir Bedivere, the last of all his knights, / And bore him to a chapel nigh the field, / A broken chancel with a broken cross, / That stood on a dark strait of barren land.

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