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121Strait of Dover — Sp Pà de Kalė nkt. Ap Pas de Calais prancūziškai Sp Dòverio sąsiauris Ap Strait of Dover angliškai L sąs. tarp D. Britanijos ir Prancūzijos …
122strait-bodied — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: strait (I) + bodied of a fitted garment : made with stays …
123strait-jacket — n. & v. n. 1 a strong garment with long arms for confining the arms of a violent prisoner, mental patient, etc. 2 restrictive measures. v.tr. ( jacketed, jacketing) 1 restrain with a strait jacket. 2 severely restrict …
124strait — a narrow stretch of water connecting two extensive areas of ocean …
125strait — A narrow passageway. inferior s., apertura pelvis inferior; superior s., apertura pelvis superior. [M.E. streit thr. O. Fr. fr. L. strictus, drawn together, tight] * * * (strāt) a narrow passageway …
126strait — Synonyms and related words: angustifoliate, angustirostrate, angustisellate, angustiseptal, arm, armlet, bay, bayou, belt, bight, bind, boca, bottleneck, bound, bounded, box, breakers ahead, canal, cardhouse, cause for alarm, channel,… …
127strait — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. straits, narrows; difficulty.See narrowness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A channel] Syn. inlet, canal, sound, narrows; see channel 1 . 2. [Difficulty] Syn. distress, crisis, plight, emergency; see… …
128strait — A relatively narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water, as the Straits of Mackinac linking Lake Michigan and Lake Huron; a large channel. Compare: sound. GG …
