Menai Strait

[ men-ahy ]

noun

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

Menai Strait

/ 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)

Example Sentences

He shares with Stephenson the merit of constructing the great tubular bridge across the Menai Strait.

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Beneath the suspension-bridge across the Menai Strait in Wales, close to one of the main piers, is a remarkably fine echo.

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It is a beautiful little town situated on the southern side of the Menai Strait at nearly its western extremity.

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