Definitions for Straits
straits

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pass, strait, straitsnoun

   a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

2. pass, head, straitsnoun

   a difficult juncture

   "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Straits

   A strait is an oceanic landform connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. The surface water generally flows at the same elevation on both sides and through the strait in either direction. Most commonly, it is a narrow ocean channel that lies between two land masses. Some straits are not navigable, for example because they are either too narrow or too shallow, or because of an unnavigable reef or archipelago. Straits are also known to be loci for sediment accumulation. Usually, sand-size deposits occur on both the two opposite strait exits, forming subaqueous fans or deltas.

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1. Straits

   of Strait

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1. STRAITS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Straits is ranked #87663 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Straits surname appeared 212 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Straits.
   
   96.7% or 205 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Juncture
   • Situation

Anagrams for Straits »

1. artists

2. tsarist

How to pronounce Straits?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Straits in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Straits in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Straits in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Straits in a Sentence

1. James Holmes:

   We need to be able to plug up the straits.

2. Morgan Ortagus:

   The dire straits Ukraine's fighters find themselves in are not so much about delays in delivering the arms we've agreed to send - it's more that those arms aren't sufficient to tip the balance on the battlefield, unfortunately we, and none more than the Ukrainians, are learning how costly it can be when we fail to deter war.

3. Forrest Claypool:

   With scarce resources, staff furloughs and painful budget cuts, CPS is keeping a close watch on every dollar, barbara Byrd-Bennett and her co-conspirators knew the district's dire straits and still concocted this scheme to divert needed resources away from classrooms and line their own pockets.

4. Daniel Ellsberg:

   Daniel Ellsberg first use of nuclear weapons should not be contemplated, prepared, or threatened anywhere, under any circumstances, including the defense of Taiwan Straits.

5. President Biden:

   People on both sides of Taiwan Straits are Chinese, so we are compatriots. So the last thing we should do is to fight with compatriots. And we will do our utmost in the greatest sincerity to achieve a peaceful reunification, but ... that Taiwanese authority is working down the road towards independence, emboldened by the United States. So China will not commit to giving up the un-peaceful means for reunification because this is a deterrence.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Straits
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straits
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Straits
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html