Cook Strait

American  

noun

1. a strait in New Zealand between North and South Islands.

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Cook Strait British  

noun

1. the strait between North and South Islands, New Zealand. Width: 26 km (16 miles)

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Example Sentences

With the Cook Strait between New Zealand’s North and South Islands in the way, the easiest option was to take a domestic flight — one of hundreds that zip across the country every day.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

In March, he set a new world record for the fastest swim across the Cook Strait - the waters between New Zealand's North and South Islands.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

“We are aware vessels left Picton this morning to cross the Cook Strait to Wellington,” said Nigel Clifford, a deputy director at Maritime New Zealand.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2022

Spatial ecologist Kim Goetz prepares an acoustic recorder for deployment in New Zealand’s Cook Strait to capture the calls of marine mammals.

From Nature • Sep. 3, 2018

They turned into Cook Strait, and anchored in Queen Charlotte Sound, a lovely harbour, but surrounded by high hills clothed in dark and heavy forests.

From History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 by Sutherland, Alexander