Strait synonyms and antonyms

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channel (related)
The definition of a channel is a waterway, a means of communication and a specific television or radio frequency.
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distress
The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:
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sound
(Geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
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narrows
A strait of southeast New York between Brooklyn and Staten Island in New York City and connecting Upper and Lower New York Bay. The Narrows is spanned by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.
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crisis
A crucial or decisive point or situation, especially a difficult or unstable situation involving an impending change.
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plight
(Archaic) That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
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emergency
A condition of urgent need for action or assistance:
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inlet
A narrow strip of water between islands
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canal
The definition of a canal is a river or man-made channel of water used for transportation.
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difficulty (related)
The condition or quality of being difficult:
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bind
(Informal) A difficult or restrictive situation; jam
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crossroad
A crossroads (place where one road crosses another)
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dilemma
The definition of a dilemma is a situation where there is no clear easy choice or answer.
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exigency
Exigency is defined as a condition of urgency.
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isthmus
(Anatomy) Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
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juncture
(Linguis.) The transition from one speech sound to the next, either within a word, as between (t) and (r) in nitrate (close juncture), or marking the boundaries between words, as between (t) and (r) in night rate (open juncture)
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pass
A condition or situation, often critical in nature; a predicament:
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pinch
An emergency situation:
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predicament
The definition of predicament is a difficult or unpleasant situation.
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restriction
A regulation or limitation that restricts.
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stressful
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solution (antonym)
The state of being dissolved:
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advantage (antonym)
Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.
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success (antonym)
The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted:
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straits
Plural form of strait
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straights (related)
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bering (related)
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Gubal (related)
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hormuz (related)
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Strait Sentence Examples

  • Bali is separated from Lombok by a strait not more than 15 m.

  • A service of the British India Steam Navigation Company's steamers has been established between Negapatam and Colombo through Palk Strait and this narrow passage.

  • In Canada the Canadian Pacific was the only transcontinental line, extending from St John, on the bay of Fundy, and from Quebec, on the river St Lawrence, to Vancouver, on the strait of Georgia, the distance from St John to Vancouver being approximately 3379 m.

  • North of that river the coast is low-lying and bordered by sand-lunes, to which succeed on the Strait of Dover the cliffs in the neighborhood of the port of Boulogne and the marshes and sand-dunes of Flanders, with the ports of Calais and Dunkirk, the latter the principal French port on the NOrth Sea.

  • From Torres Strait to Dampier Land the shelf spreads out, and connects Australia with New Guinea and the Malay Archipelago.

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