Menai Strait

American  

[men-ahy] / ˈmɛn aɪ /

noun

1. a strait between Anglesey Island and the mainland of NW Wales. 14 miles (23 km) long.

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Menai Strait British  

/ ˈmɛnaɪ /

noun

1. a channel of the Irish Sea between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of NW Wales: famous suspension bridge (1819–26) designed by Thomas Telford and tubular bridge (1846–50) by Robert Stephenson. Length: 24 km (15 miles). Width: up to 3 km (2 miles)

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Menai Strait

But opponent Ernest Dyson, who lives near the proposed site, said it was "basically the destruction of the most beautiful part of the Menai Strait".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Mabel, described as active and independent, had lived alone in her bungalow overlooking the Menai Strait since becoming a widow in the 1960s.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

All major road-building projects were scrapped in February 2023 over environmental concerns, including a third crossing of the Menai Strait between Anglesey and the mainland, and the controversial "red route" in Flintshire.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2024

She manages low carbon projects at the M-SParc, the Bangor University science park that sits across the Menai Strait from the Gwynedd town.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2023

Limestone occurs again on the N. coast about Llanfihangel and Llangoed; and in the S.W. round Llanidan on the border of the Menai Strait.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

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