Strait – 1. A narrow passage of water connecting two seas 2. Difficult situation
(Pronounced strayt)
To remember the definition of the word strait, use the following mnemonic:
They had to keep the boat straight (strait) along the narrow passageway dividing the two seas. It was a very difficult situation.
Examples of strait in a sentence (a narrow passage)
The oil slick is in the narrow strait that separates the island from the mainland.
Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island.
The Bering Strait separates Asia and America.
Examples of strait in a sentence (difficult situation)
They were dire straits.
He was in a straitened situation.
The young pair were greatly straitened.
