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51Strait Shipping — Limited is a New Zealand shipping firm operating between Wellington in the lower North Island and Picton (passengers and freight) and Nelson (freight only) in the upper South Island. The firm was founded in 1992 to compete with the Interisland… …
52Strait Area Education and Recreation Centre — (SAERC) is a secondary school located in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is attended by approximately 400 students in grades 9 to 12. The school also houses a swimming pool that is used by the community. The school falls under the… …
53Strait passage — is a concept in Admiralty law which allows for a vessel to pass through a strait. Given the United Nations extension of territorial waters to a maximum width of 12 miles, straits with width of less than 24 miles are entirely composed of… …
54Strait of Magellan — Strait of Ma|gel|lan the Strait of Magellan a narrow area of sea between Tierra del Fuego and the ↑mainland of South America. It connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520 …
55strait-laced — strait′ laced or straight laced adj. 1) excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical 2) tightly laced, as a bodice 3) wearing tightly laced garments • Etymology: 1400–50 strait′ lac ed•ly, adv …
56strait-laced — [strait′lāst′] adj. 1. Archaic a) tightly laced, as a corset b) wearing tightly laced garments 2. narrowly strict or severe in behavior or moral views …
57strait-laced — index provincial, severe, stringent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
58strait-laced — UK / US or straight laced UK [ˌstreɪt ˈleɪst] / US [ˈstreɪt ˌleɪst] adjective showing disapproval morally very strict and old fashioned • See: straight laced …
59strait-laced — [adj] prudish old maidish, priggish*, prim, prissy*, proper, puritanical, rigid, square, starchy, stiff*, strict, stuffy, uptight*, Victorian*; concept 401 …
60strait-laced — (also straight laced) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing very strict moral attitudes …
