Definitions for straits



Overview of noun straits

The noun straits has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. pass, strait, straits

(a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs)

2. pass, head, straits

(a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday")


Overview of noun strait

The noun strait has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) strait, sound

(a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)

2. pass, strait, straits

(a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs)

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