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straits

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Noun1.straits - a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
strait, pass
desperate straits, dire straits - a state of extreme distress
situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
2.straits - a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
pass, head
juncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"


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This rampart is pierced by several sally-ports for the convenience of ships and whales; conspicuous among which are the straits of Sunda and Malacca.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
The tides sweep through Carquinez Straits as in a mill-race, and the full ebb was on when I stumbled overboard.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
There is no part of the world of coasts, continents, oceans, seas, straits, capes, and islands which is not under the sway of a reigning wind, the sovereign of its typical weather.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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