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strait

[streyt] / streɪt /
NOUN
crisis, difficulty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
predicament
STRONG
bewilderment bind bottleneck contingency crossroad dilemma distress embarrassment emergency exigency extremity hardship hole mess mystification pass perplexity pinch plight rigor squeeze vicissitude
WEAK
choke point turning point zero hour
Antonyms
STRONG
advantage benefit blessing closure comfort ease good fortune miracle solution
WEAK
success
NOUN
water channel
Synonyms
STRONG
inlet narrows sound
Antonyms
WEAK
advantage solution success

Example Sentences

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“Iran will not surrender the strait at this point,” said Gregory Brew, an Iran analyst at the Eurasia Group consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Uralogl said there were 15 ships belonging to Turkish shipowners waiting to pass through the strait when the war started.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

On Saturday, Turkey's transport minister said that a second Turkish-flagged vessel had crossed the strait - one of 15 that had been waiting to transit since hostilities erupted.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Speaking of that strait, Iran has decided that it would like to keep it.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

The word strait is from the Latin strictus, which means “constricted” or “tight.”

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.