English
Image:Strait.png|thumb|right|150 px|Strait diagram

Etymology
from Middle English streit, from Old French estreit (modern form étroit), from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (to compress, tighten). Doublet of strict.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-strait.ogg|Audio (US)

Homophones
straight

Adjective
strait

1. archaic narrow; restricted as to space or room; close
2. archaic righteous, strict

#: To follow the strait and narrow

Usage notes
The adjective is often confused with straight.

Noun
en-noun
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1. geography A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water

#: The Strait of Gibraltar

1. A difficult position (often used in plural)

#: To be in dire straits

Translations
trans-top|narrow channel of water
Czech: průliv m
French: détroit m
trans-mid
Indonesian: selat
trans-bottom

Chinese: 海峽, 海峡 (h�ixiá)
Dutch: straat f
German: Stra�e f
Greek: ��εν� n
Italian: (channel of water) stretto m, (difficult position) stretta f
mid
Japanese: 海峡 (�����, kaiky�)
Korean: �� (haehyeop)
Portuguese: estreito m
Russian: п�олив (prolív) m
Sindhi: SDchar|ڳ�� س��� m
Spanish: estrecho m
Telugu: �లస�ధి (jalasaMdhi)

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