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- dire straitsA difficult position or situation.
- Straits SettlementsA former British colony in Southeast Asia, existing between 1826–1946 and consisting of modern-day Singapore and Malacca, Penang, and Perak in Malaysia, as well as a few other miscellaneous territories for other periods.
- Taiwan StraitsAlternative form of Taiwan Strait: The strait dividing mainland Asia (incl. mainland China) from Taiwan island and connecting the East and South China Seas.
- Straits of MagellanAlternative form of Strait of Magellan: A navigable sea route between the southern coast of Chile and the northern coast of Tierra del Fuego.
- Bering StraitsAlternative form of Bering Strait: A strait between Chukotka, Russia and Alaska, United States, linking the Arctic Ocean to the Bering Sea
- Formosa StraitsAlternative form of Formosa Strait: The strait dividing mainland Asia (incl. mainland China) from Taiwan island and connecting the East and South China Seas.
- Straits of GibraltarAlternative form of Strait of Gibraltar: A strait between Spain and Morocco, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
- Straits of Juan de FucaAlternative form of Strait of Juan de Fuca: A strait in the United States and Canada, that runs between the southern end of Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.
- Straits of FloridaA strait between southern Florida, USA and Cuba, linking the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean
- Straits of MalaccaAlternative form of Strait of Malacca: A strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
- Sunda StraitsAlternative form of Sunda Strait: The strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.
- Straits of HormuzAlternative form of Strait of Hormuz: A strait connecting the Gulf of Oman to the Persian Gulf.
- Florida StraitsSynonym of Straits of Florida: A strait between southern Florida, USA and Cuba, linking the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean
- Tiran StraitsAlternative form of Straits of Tiran: A straits in the Red Sea, Asia. The narrowed waters that exists between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and the nearest mainland of the Arabian Peninsula, which contains the Island of Tiran …
- Straits of TiranA straits in the Red Sea, Asia. The narrowed waters that exists between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and the nearest mainland of the Arabian Peninsula, which contains the Island of Tiran, that separates the Gulf of Aqaba from …
- North Straits SalishLanguage composed of several mutually-intelligible dialects within the Coast Salish language family spoken in western Washington and British Columbia.
- Straits dollarThe currency of the Straits Settlements from 1898 until 1939, also used in the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States, Kingdom of Sarawak, Brunei, and British North Borneo.
- Straits dollarsplural of Straits dollar: The currency of the Straits Settlements from 1898 until 1939, also used in the Federated Malay States, the Unfederated Malay States, Kingdom of Sarawak, Brunei, and British North Borneo.
- Bering's StraitsBering Strait