transcription, транскрипция: [ streɪt ]
( straits)
1.
You can refer to a narrow strip of sea which joins two large areas of sea as a strait or the straits .
An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually.
...the Straits of Gibraltar.
N-COUNT ; N-IN-NAMES
2.
If someone is in dire or desperate straits , they are in a very difficult situation, usually because they do not have much money.
The company’s closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits.
N-PLURAL : adj N