Straits - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈstreɪts|
Brit.
|streɪts|
noun
- a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs (syn: pass, strait)
- a difficult juncture (syn: head, pass)
- a difficult juncture (syn: head, pass)
Extra examples
Her campaign is in desperate straits.
The company is in desperate financial straits.
The economy is in dire straits.
You can only shave through the straits at half-tide.
After the war the country's economy was in dire straits.
The firm is now in dire financial straits.
Pillars /Straits/ of Hercules
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