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Ferry :: Ferry (v. t.) To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other narrow water, in a boat..

Camisole :: Camisole (n.) A kind of straitjacket.

Belt :: Belt (n.) A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea..

Pinch :: Pinch (v. t.) Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money..

Tighten :: Tighten (v. t.) To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.

Straitness :: Straitly (adv.) Closely; intimately.

Straightness :: Straightly (adv.) A variant of Straitly. See 1st Straight.

Fretum :: Fretum (n.) A strait, or arm of the sea..

Strait :: Strait (superl.) Narrow; not broad.

Narrow :: Narrow (n.) A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor..

Transfretation :: Transfretation (n.) The act of passing over a strait or narrow sea.

Straiten :: Straitening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Straite.

Fata Morgana :: Fata Morgana () A kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted, distorted, displaced, or multiplied. It is noticed particularly at the Straits of Messina, between Calabria and Sicily..

Sound :: Sound (n.) A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound..

Angustation :: Angustation (n.) The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting.

Strait :: Strait (a.) A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water; -- often in the plural; as, the strait, or straits, of Gibraltar; the straits of Magellan; the strait, or straits, of Mackinaw..

Debouchure :: Debouchure (n.) The outward opening of a river, of a valley, or of a strait..

Channel :: Channel (n.) The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels..

Straiten :: Straiten (v. t.) To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine..

Strait-laced :: Strait-jacket (n.) A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied behind the back..

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