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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wikipedia

  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

    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

  1. Straits

    of Strait

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  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.

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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. Tiger Woods:

    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.

  2. Gretchen Half Whitmer:

    If you dont live in these regions...think long and hard before you take a trip into them, a small spike could put the hospital system in dire straits pretty quickly. Thats precisely why were asking everyone to continue doing their part. Dont descend on [waterfront] Traverse City from all regions of the state.

  3. 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.

  4. Dustin Johnson:

    I played well five years ago at Whistling Whistling Straits but I won't be grounding my club anywhere I shouldn't be grounding it.

  5. 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.

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