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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.


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Bullied out by greys, red squirrels are now found in broadleaved woodland on Anglesey and at sites next to the Menai Strait, though spotting them takes patience.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2020

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

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

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

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