Engelsk navneord: strait |
1. | strait (om ting) a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | sound |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | channel |
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| Mere specifikke termer | narrow |
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| Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | Bering Strait, Bosporus, Canakkale Bogazi, Cook Strait, Dardanelles, East River, Golden Gate, Hellespont, Kattegatt, Korea Strait, Korean Strait, Menai Strait, North Channel, Pas de Calais, Skagerak, Skagerrak, Solent, Strait of Calais, Strait of Dover, Strait of Georgia, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Magellan, Strait of Messina, Strait of Ormuz, Torres Strait |
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2. | strait (om tilstand) a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pass, straits |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | situation |
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| Mere specifikke termer | desperate straits, dire straits |
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