MENAI STRAITS

Meaning of MENAI STRAITS in English

Men ‧ ai Straits, the /ˌmenaɪ ˈstreɪts/ BrE AmE

a narrow area of sea in North Wales, between the Welsh coast and the island of Anglesey

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STRAITS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Mackinac Straits of {{link=Straits Question">Straits Question Straits Settlements
Английский словарь Британика
STRAITS — (pl. ) of Strait
Английский словарь Webster
STRAITS — ( pl. ) of Strait
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAITS — n. bad and difficult situation due to financial problems
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STRAITS — n. Dardanelles; Bosporus
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STRAITS — pl of strait.
Webster English vocab
STRAITS — a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty: → strait
Concise Oxford English vocab
MENAI — Menai BrE AmE ˈmen aɪ —Welsh [ ˈme nai, -ne ] ▶ ˌ Menai ˈ Bridge BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRAITS — [plural] [noun] - a difficult and troubled situation, esp. because of financial problemsSo many companies are in such dire/difficult straits …
Cambridge English vocab
STRAITS — n. Florida Straits of Mackinac Straits of Straits Question Straits Settlements
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STRAITS
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STRAITS — • ↑ be in dire straits
Longman Activator English vocab
STRAITS — n. difficulties 1) desperate, dire; financial ~ 2) in desperate ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
STRAITS — artists tsarist
Anagrams English vocabulary
STRAITS — (мн.ч.)затруднительное положение straits waistcoat straits затруднительное положение, стесненные обстоятельства ~ пролив
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAITS — Пролив
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
STRAITS — n. стесненное положение
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STRAITS — n. стесненное положение
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STRAITS — Нищета
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
STRAITS — Нищенство
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
STRAITS — Затруднительное положение
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
STRAITS — перешеек (редко) узкий узкость Гибралтарский пролив
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
STRAITS — Гибралтарский пролив - straits of Dover
Англо-Русский морской словарь
STRAITS — (мн.ч.)затруднительное положение straits waistcoat straits затруднительное положение, стесненные обстоятельства ~ пролив
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STRAITS — затруднительное положение
Англо-Русский словарь
MENAI BRIDGE — County: Isle of Anglesey Post Code: LL59
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
MENAI STRAIT — geographical name strait 14 miles (22 kilometers ) long N Wales between Anglesey Island & mainland
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MENAI STRAIT — Channel of the Irish Sea separating the Isle of Anglesey from the mainland of northern Wales. It extends 15 mi …
Английский словарь Британика
MENAI STRAIT — /men"uy/ a strait between Anglesey Island and the mainland of NW Wales. 14 mi. (23 km) long.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MENAI STRAIT — geographical name strait 14 miles (22 kilometers ) long N Wales between Anglesey Island & mainland
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAITS TIMES, THE — morning daily newspaper published in Singapore, generally recognized as one of the outstanding English-language papers of the Far East. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
STRAITS QUESTION — in European diplomacy of the 19th and 20th centuries, a recurrent controversy over restrictions on the passage of warships through …
Britannica English vocabulary
MENAI STRAIT — channel of the Irish Sea separating Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Mn) county from the mainland of North Wales. It extends …
Britannica English vocabulary
MENAI BRIDGE — suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait from Bangor, Wales, to the island of Anglesey, a distance of 580 feet (176 …
Britannica English vocabulary
MENAI STRAITS, THE — Men ‧ ai Straits, the /ˌmenaɪ ˈstreɪts/ BrE AmE a narrow area of sea in North Wales, between the Welsh …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MENAI BRIDGE — ➡ Menai Strait
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MENAI STRAIT — a channel that separates the island of Anglesey from the north-west coast of Wales. The Menai Bridge , the road …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
TELFORD, THOMAS — born Aug. 9, 1757, near Westerkirk, Dumfries, Scot. died Sept. 2, 1834, London, Eng. Scottish civil engineer. He built the …
Английский словарь Британика
STRAIT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bass Strait Canso Strait of Chatham Strait Cook Strait Davis Strait Dover Strait of …
Английский словарь Британика
STEPHENSON, ROBERT — born Oct. 16, 1803, Willington Quay, Northumberland, Eng. died Oct. 12, 1859, London British civil engineer and builder of long-span …
Английский словарь Британика
CAERNARFON — Town (pop., 1995 est.: 10,000), seat of Gwynedd county, Wales. Located near the west end of the Menai Strait , …
Английский словарь Британика
JUNCTURE — ˈjəŋ(k)chə(r), -(k)shə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin junctura, from junctus (past participle of jungere to join) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAERNARVON — /kahr nahr"veuhn/ , n. 1. a seaport in W Gwynedd, in NW Wales, on Menai Strait: 13th-century castle of Edward …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TELFORD, THOMAS — born Aug. 9, 1757, near Westerkirk, Dumfries, Scot. died Sept. 2, 1834, London, Eng. versatile Scottish civil engineer whose crowning …
Britannica English vocabulary
TAN CHENG LOCK — also spelled Tan Cheng-lock (b. April 5, 1883, Malacca, Straits Settlements [now in Malaysia]d. Dec. 8, 1960, Malacca, Malaya). Malaysian …
Britannica English vocabulary
STEPHENSON, ROBERT — born Oct. 16, 1803, Willington Quay, Northumberland, Eng. died Oct. 12, 1859, London outstanding English Victorian civil engineer and builder …
Britannica English vocabulary
HURON, LAKE — Frozen shoreline of Lake Huron, Michigan. second largest of the Great Lakes of North America, bounded on the west by …
Britannica English vocabulary
GWYNEDD — county of northwestern Wales, extending from the Irish Sea in the west to the mountains of Snowdonia in the east. …
Britannica English vocabulary
FAIRBAIRN, SIR WILLIAM, 1ST BARONET — born Feb. 19, 1789, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scot. died Aug. 18, 1874, Moor Park, Surrey, Eng. Scottish civil engineer and inventor …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAERNARVONSHIRE — also spelled Carnarvonshire, also called Caernarvon or Carnarvon, Welsh Sir Gaernarfon historic county of northwestern Wales, bordered on the north …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAERNARFON — also spelled Caenarvon or Carnarvon town, Gwynedd county, historic county of Caernarvonshire (Sir Gaernarfon), Wales, near the west end of …
Britannica English vocabulary
BRITANNIA BRIDGE — railroad bridge in northern Wales spanning Menai Strait, between Bangor and the Isle of Anglesey. It was designed and built …
Britannica English vocabulary
BANGOR — city, seat (1816) of Penobscot county, east-central Maine, U.S. It is a port of entry at the head of navigation …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANGLESEY, ISLE OF — Welsh Ynys Mn, Latin Mona county, northwestern Wales, separated from the North Wales mainland by the Menai Strait. The county …
Britannica English vocabulary
TELFORD — Tel ‧ ford, Thomas /ˈtelfəd $ -fərd/ BrE AmE (1757–1834) a Scottish ↑ architect and engineer, known for building bridges, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TELFORD, THOMAS — Tel ‧ ford, Thomas /ˈtelfəd $ -fərd/ BrE AmE (1757–1834) a Scottish ↑ architect and engineer, known for building bridges, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STEPHENSON, ROBERT — Stephenson, Rob ‧ ert /ˈrɒbət $ ˈrɑːbərt/ BrE AmE (1803–59) a British engineer, the son of George Stephenson. He continued …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STEPHENSON — I. Ste ‧ phen ‧ son, George /ˈstiːv ə ns ə n/ BrE AmE (1781–1848) a British engineer who is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANGLESEY — An ‧ gle ‧ sey /ˈæŋɡ ə lsi/ BrE AmE an island off the northwest coast of Wales, which is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAIT — ( straits) 1. You can refer to a narrow strip of sea which joins two large areas of sea as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE desperate ▪ Without papal assistance, crown finances would have been in even more desperate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIRE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a desperate/dire shortage (= very serious and worrying ) ▪ There is a desperate shortage …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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