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strait [streɪt] N

1. strait GEO:

strait
cieśnina f

strait-jacket [ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt] N

strait-laced [ˌstreɪtˈleɪst, Am ˈstreɪtleɪst] ADJ pej

Usage examples with straits

straits pl (bad situation)
tarapaty pl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The coastlines are indented, and the islands themselves are divided from each other by straits generally called sounds or firths.
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Despite the prohibitions, domains in severe financial straits occasionally issued paper money.
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The littoral states of straits used for international navigation do not have the right to suspend the innocent passage in such waterways.
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After the straits were freed, the lake receded and left behind a sand ridge at an elevation of about where the shore resided.
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She became his blood sister, promising to help him in dire straits.
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Under his scheme, brown water would be zones in which ocean-going units could not operate at all, including rivers, minefields, straits and other choke points.
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Another type of high-risk customer was the small businessman in dire financial straits who couldn't qualify for a legal loan.
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Artistically he felt drained and a failure, feelings that were reinforced by financial straits and physical weakness.
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Wind patterns were often contrary, variable, and baffling, especially within the coastal straits and archipelagoes, which makes sailing dangerous.
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The straits were formed in recent geologic periods.
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