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strait

[streyt] / streɪt /


NOUN
water channel
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The strait, whose name means Gate of Tears, leads to the Suez Canal and is one of the most important links for ships sailing between Asia and Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The Bab al-Mandeb strait is a narrow passage between Yemen and the Horn of Africa that connects the Red Sea with the Indian Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Energy prices have surged as nearly a fifth of global oil and gas shipments usually pass through the strait.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

It, for instance, won’t be able to collect tolls on oil tankers traversing the strait.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The old man had spoken about signs and omens, and, as the boy was crossing the strait, he had thought about omens.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho




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