| Front | strait |
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| Back | strait /streɪt/ noun [countable] 1(also straits [plural]) a narrow passage of water between two areas of land, usually connecting two seas: the Bering Strait 2be in dire straits to be in a very difficult situation, especially a financial one: After the war, the country’s economy was in dire straits. The firm is now in dire financial straits. |
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