What does Straits mean?
Definitions for Straits
straits
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Princeton's WordNet
pass, strait, straitsnoun
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
pass, head, straitsnoun
a difficult juncture
"a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
straits
Straits are narrow bodies of water that connect two larger bodies of water and separate two land masses. They often hold strategic importance for international navigation and trade.
Webster Dictionary
Straits
of Strait
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Straits in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Straits in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Straits in a Sentence
I just wanted to see, first of all, how my body was going to be feeling after grinding it out trying to play Whistling Straits( and) if I was ready to go make a push to try and get in the playoffs.
Families are panicked, they don't know where their children are going to sleep come Monday night. They don't know how they'll cover the past-due rent that they're not likely to pay off in their lifetime. Many of them have applied for rental assistance, but with only $ 3 billion of the $ 46 billion paid out, they're on hold. And so they're panicked, they're desperate, they're in dire straits.
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.
Daniel Ellsberg first use of nuclear weapons should not be contemplated, prepared, or threatened anywhere, under any circumstances, including the defense of Taiwan Straits.
We will see the Indian Ocean grow in importance, too, particularly around traditional chokeholds, such as the approaches to the Malacca Straits and the Nicobar islands, so an improved U.S. relationship with the major submarine player in the area, India, is very significant.
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