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Florida Strait

American  

noun

  1. a strait between Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas, connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic.


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While some gaze into the darkness of the Florida Strait, others try to sleep, making the most of the breeze coming in from the sea.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Instead of circling the town, as he would have done had he intended to land, he swept straight over and kept on his southward course, heading across Florida Strait.

From Around the World in Ten Days by Chelsea Curtis Fraser

At a height of close to two thousand feet they headed across Florida Strait, with Paul at the throttle.

From Around the World in Ten Days by Chelsea Curtis Fraser

The Florida Strait between Key West and the north Cuban coast is as uncomfortable a piece of water to cruise on as can be found in the tropics.

From Campaigning in Cuba by George Kennan

When all arrangements are completed, the trains will be ferried across Florida Strait between Havana and Key West, and freight will be sent from points in Cuba to New York and Chicago without reloading.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Jewett Castello Gilson

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