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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Example Sentences

Jane Walker, 52, was killed on the Menai Strait in August 2020 when she was hit by a water bike while on holiday in north Wales with her family.

From BBC

The husband of a woman who was killed in a water bike crash on the Menai Strait fears her death may be used to justify new restrictions.

From BBC

The Menai Strait fell short — and not because of European perfidy, but under Britain’s own classification system.

From New York Times

On the Menai Strait, James Wilson of Deepdock Ltd has stopped sending live mussels to the Netherlands until he sees how the new trading relationship between the UK and the EU works out in practice.

From BBC

The A55 Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait has been closed to caravans, motorcycles and cyclists due to increasing wind speeds.

From BBC