Overview of noun straits

The noun straits has 2 senses

• pass, strait, straits -- (a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs)


• pass, head, straits -- (a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday")

Overview of noun strait

The noun strait has 2 senses

• strait, sound -- (a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)


• pass, strait, straits -- (a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs)