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strait, straits

Noun

The Strait of Malacca is a crucial shipping lane that connects the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean)

The Strait of Dover connects the English channel with the north sea and is only about 30 km at its narrowest point

The Bering Strait is no more than 100 metres deep at its deepest point

The Bering Strait connects the Bering Sea and the Chukchi Sea, between Alaska and Russia and is about 82 kilometers wide

Odysseus had to navigate through a perilous strait guarded by two mythical creatures: Scylla and Charybdis

They found themselves in dire straits after the storm

The strait of Gibraltar is a vital shipping lane

The ships sailed carefully through the narrow strait

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