0 a narrow area of sea that connects two larger areas of sea: --
the Straits of Gibraltar
1 a difficult situation, especially because of financial problems: --
2 a narrow area of water that connects two larger areas of water: --
The strait lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
We have not at any rate been reduced to such desperate straits as that in our discussions.
An illustration of the extraordinary straits to which the labourers are driven is to hand in the action of the boards of-guardians.
Constituencies, like mine are in desperate straits, and the tranquillity of which we have heard will be dispelled so far as we are concerned.
Not even in the direst straits would a firm stop paying the insurance premium on its fire policy.
They are admitted to be in bad straits.
We have reduced the amount of foreign tonnage coming to this country, and, consequently, our straits have become more severe.
Meanwhile, engineering is increasingly enabling us to build tunnels under cities, under protected areas of outstanding natural beauty and under sea straits.
I think it is a great thing that both sides of the straits are following our debate today.
