strait
noun
adjective Archaic.
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Related Words for strait
predicament, dilemma, distress, mystification, pass, perplexity, plight, squeeze, emergency, vicissitude, crossroad, hardship, exigency, mess, embarrassment, rigor, hole, bottleneck, bewilderment, extremityExamples from the Web for strait
Contemporary Examples of strait
And if the Strait of Hormuz were to be blocked by Iran or any other country or entity, oil prices would skyrocket.
“Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it,” or so says Matthew 7.
If a conflict with Iran escalated beyond airstrikes to a naval struggle in the Strait of Hormuz, more resources would be diverted.
How long will it take, and at what cost, to reopen the strait and keep it open?
What of the other states that buy and sell the Gulf oil that moves through the strait?
Historical Examples of strait
I hope I would have done at least as much for any man in such a strait, and most of all for you, sir.
Barnaby RudgeCharles Dickens
They expected to capture him on his return through the Strait of Magellan.
Introductory American HistoryHenry Eldridge Bourne
In every strait of his life he went to her for comfort or advice.
A Singer from the SeaAmelia Edith Huddleston Barr
At least, my father is doing his mighty best to make things so hard and strait.
The Book of KhalidAmeen Rihani
The western opening of the strait could be seen, but it was entirely closed.