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

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

The Natur Am Byth project is aiming to save a number of species from extinction, including the Menai Strait Whitebeam.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2021

From this vantage on the mainland, Anglesey’s medieval castle, built by Edward I to conquer the Welsh, can be seen across the Menai Strait.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 9, 2016

At Newcastle a high level bridge was erected, while at Conway and at the Menai Strait work was begun on two of the greatest tubular bridges of England.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Edwin Emerson