Mozambique

Borrowed from Portuguese Moçambique, from the name of sultan Mussa Bin Bique.

During our cruise in the Mozambique we had generally light winds, almost invariably from E.S.E., or calms, and smooth water, nearly the whole time.

1857 May, “Extracts from the Journal of Captain M. S. Nolloth, H.M.S. 'Frolic'”, in The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle, for 1857, London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., page 252:

A broad strait, the modern Mozambique Channel, which separates the island of Madagascar from the African mainland of Mozambique.


Skagerrak

/ˈskæɡ.əˌɹæk/

/ˈskɑɡ.əˌɹɑk/

Of Dutch origin from the 17th century. From the 18th century and on, Skagerrak was the official name on maps, whereas Kattegatt was the vulgar name between sailors. In time, Kattegatt came to be the more common name and Skagerrak only meant the outer part of the area, between Skagen and Norway. In the 19th century the names were still used synonymously. Skagerrak comes from the name Skagen and a word meaning “straight stretch” (rak, from Dutch or Low German; in modern Dutch rak is a straight stretch in an otherwise sinuous waterway; in modern sailing the distance to be sailed between two points), so the word means “the straight passage at Skagen”.

The marine passage between Norway and Denmark, formerly also including the passage between Sweden and Denmark, comprising the Kattegat.


Gibraltar

/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)/

/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɒltə(ɹ)/

Pillars of Hercules
Rock of Gibraltar
Tariq ibn Ziyad
Umayyad conquest of Hispania

From Spanish Gibraltar, from Arabic جَبَل طَارِق (jabal ṭāriq, “Mount Tariq”), named after Tariq ibn Ziyad, who led the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, starting in 711. Replaced earlier Latin Mons Calpe (“Mount Calpe”) for the land, and Columnae Herculis, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι (Hērákleiai stêlai, “Pillars of Hercules”), for the strait.
The barangay in Baguio, Philippines is named by a German national "Jonathan Speth" after the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe. He lived and died in the barangay.

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جَبَل طَارِق

cog

Ἡράκλειαι στῆλαι

A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco.


Gibraltar

pl-prop

Gibraltar m inan (related adjective gibraltarski)

gibraltarski (adjective)
Gibraltar (nominative singular)
Gibraltaru (genitive singular)
Gibraltarowi (dative singular)
Gibraltar (accusative singular)
Gibraltarem (instrumental singular)
Gibraltarze (locative singular)
Gibraltarze (singular vocative)

Gibraltar (a peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia)

Gibraltar (a strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco)


Strait of Messina

The narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip of mainland Italy.

مَضِيْق مِسِّينَة

narrow section of water between Sicily and mainland Italy


Channel

(Europe) Ellipsis of English Channel: A strait in Europe, separating Great Britain from France and connecting the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.


Sound

From the common noun sound (“strait, inlet”).

Synonym of Plymouth Sound, Devon, England.


English Channel

From being a channel separating England (“English”) from the continent of Europe.

The arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the British Isles from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

Engelse Kanaal

The part of the Atlantic Ocean between Great Britain and France

ઇંગ્લીશ ખાડી

iṅglīś khāḍī


Solent

One, two, three Victorian military forts in the Solent—an early indication they have a thing about foreign invasion down here.

2019, Isabel Waidner, We Are Made of Diamond Stuff, Dostoyevsky Wannabe Originals, page 13:

A strait separating Hampshire from the Isle of Wight in in southern England.


英吉利海峽

ㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

Инцзили хайся

/iŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ li⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ lei̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/

/iŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ li⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵ lei̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/


détroit de Messine

le détroit de Messine (canonical masculine)

Holonym: mer Ionienne


Estreito de Messina

Strait of Messina
Strait of Messina#English

Strait of Messina (a strait between Sicily and mainland Italy)


St George's Channel

The channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest.


Bosporus

de-proper noun

Bosporus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Bosporus)


Bosphorus

From medieval Latin Bosphorus, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).

The 20-min. crossing of the Bosphorus by ferry steamer from the Golden Horn, the busy river-fed harbour that divides old and new Istanbul on the European side of the Bosphorus, was a pleasure in itself.

1950 July, J. C. Mertens, “By the "Taurus Express" to Baghdad”, in Railway Magazine, page 435:

The narrow strait beside Istanbul, Turkey connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.


בוספורוס

he-proper noun

בּוֹסְפּוֹרוּס

בּוֹסְפּוֹרוּס • (bosporus)

בּוֹסְפּוֹרוּס (canonical)
bosporus (romanization)

Bosphorus (The narrow strait beside Istanbul, Turkey connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean)


Boszporusz

Boszporusz (nominative singular)
Boszporuszok (nominative plural)
Boszporuszt (accusative singular)
Boszporuszokat (accusative plural)
Boszporusznak (dative singular)
Boszporuszoknak (dative plural)
Boszporusszal (instrumental singular)
Boszporuszokkal (instrumental plural)
Boszporuszért (causal-final singular)
Boszporuszokért (causal-final plural)
Boszporusszá (singular translative)
Boszporuszokká (plural translative)
Boszporuszig (singular terminative)
Boszporuszokig (plural terminative)
Boszporuszként (essive-formal singular)
Boszporuszokként (essive-formal plural)
Boszporuszban (inessive singular)
Boszporuszokban (inessive plural)
Boszporuszon (singular superessive)
Boszporuszokon (plural superessive)
Boszporusznál (adessive singular)
Boszporuszoknál (adessive plural)
Boszporuszba (illative singular)
Boszporuszokba (illative plural)
Boszporuszra (singular sublative)
Boszporuszokra (plural sublative)
Boszporuszhoz (allative singular)
Boszporuszokhoz (allative plural)
Boszporuszból (elative singular)
Boszporuszokból (elative plural)
Boszporuszról (delative singular)
Boszporuszokról (delative plural)
Boszporusztól (ablative singular)
Boszporuszoktól (ablative plural)
Boszporuszé (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Boszporuszoké (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
Boszporuszéi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Boszporuszokéi (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
Boszporuszom (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Boszporuszaim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
Boszporuszod (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Boszporuszaid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
Boszporusza (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Boszporuszai (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
Boszporuszunk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Boszporuszaink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
Boszporuszotok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Boszporuszaitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
Boszporuszuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
Boszporuszaik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)

Bosphorus (a strait that passes through Istanbul)


Bosphore

Bosphorus (A strait that passes through Istanbul)


Strait of Magellan

A navigable sea route between the southern coast of Chile and the northern coast of Tierra del Fuego.


kyle

From Scottish Gaelic caol (“narrow; thin; firth, narrows, strait, kyle; narrow part of something”) (genitive singular form caoil), from Old Irish cáel (“narrow, slender, thin; delicate, fine”), from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to dissect; to split”).

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[T]hough remote / From the main ocean many a mile / Inflooded past cape, creek, and kyle, / The sea-loch flanked by precipice walls, / With ever-lessening murmur crawls, / Till 'neath the Pass he lies subdued / By the o'er-aweing solitude; […]

1877 January, [John Campbell] Shairp, “The Clearing of the Glens”, in Alexander Mackenzie, editor, The Celtic Magazine: A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad, volume II, number XV, Inverness, Inverness-shire: A. & W. Mackenzie, […], →OCLC, canto IV (The Home by Lochburn), stanza IV, page 104:

(Scotland) A narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands.


Dardanelles

[ˌdɑː.dənˈɛɫz]

[ˌdɑɹ.dənˈɛɫz]

Named after Ottoman forts spanning the strait, the Dardanelles, themselves likely named after Dardanus, an ancient city on the Asian shore of the strait, itself said to take its name from Dardanus, the son of Zeus and Electra.

The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.


Բոսֆոր

Bosfor (romanization)
Բոսֆոր (nominative singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորի (dative singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորից (ablative singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորով (instrumental singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորում (locative singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորը (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորն (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորին (dative definite singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորս (first-person nominative possessive singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորիս (dative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորովս (first-person instrumental possessive singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորումս (first-person locative possessive singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորդ (nominative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորիդ (dative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորիցդ (ablative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորովդ (instrumental possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Բոսֆորումդ (locative possessive second-person singular singular-only)

hy-decl-noun-unc

Բոսֆորը/Բոսֆորն

Բոսֆորները/Բոսֆորներն

Բոսֆորներում

Բոսֆորներիցս

Բոսֆորներովս

Բոսֆորներումս

Բոսֆորներիցդ

Բոսֆորներովդ

Բոսֆորներումդ


Straße von Gibraltar

de-proper noun

Straße von Gibraltar f (proper noun, genitive Straße von Gibraltar)


Pas de Calais

pas 'a pass, strait' (from Latin passus 'step, pace') + de 'of' + Calais

the English Channel or Strait of Dover, the North Sea strait between Dover (England) and Calais (France)


Strait of Dover

A strait in the English Channel, connecting to the North Sea, between Dover (England) and Calais (France)


臺灣海峽

desc

→ English: Taiwan Strait, Taiwan Straits

ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

Тайвань Хайся

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ wän⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ waːn⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/

/tai²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/tai²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiap̚⁵/

/tai¹³⁻²² uan¹³⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/tai²⁴⁻¹¹ uan²⁴⁻¹¹ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/tai²³⁻³³ uan²³⁻³³ hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ wän⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ waːn⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/

/tai²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/tai²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiap̚⁵/

/tai¹³⁻²² uan¹³⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/tai²⁴⁻¹¹ uan²⁴⁻¹¹ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/tai²³⁻³³ uan²³⁻³³ hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

He [Chiang Kai-shek] praised Chen Huai as a disciple of revolution who practiced the true meaning of faith, and then brought up Biblical teaching explaining the importance of faith. He said that faith allowed Moses to have the courage to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt, cross the Red Sea and free themselves from the control of the powerful; faith allowed Joshua the courage to enter Canaan, wipe out the enemy and establish the nation. By extension, he said, "Faith can also allow us, like crossing the River Jordan in spirit, to cross the Taiwan Strait, reach the opposite shore, return to the mainland, have victory in battle over the demons, rescue the compatriots on the mainland and reestablish the Republic of China."

April 2011, Shao Ming-Huang (邵銘煌), 快刀與黑貓：蔣中正反攻大陸的想望, in 蔣中正日記與民國史研究 Vol. 2, p. 590, →ISBN →OCLC

Tā biǎozhāng Chén Huái shì yīge shíjiàn xìnxīn zhēnyì de gémìng xìntú, bìngjǔ “shèngjīng” jiàoyì chǎnmíng xìnxīn de zhòngyàoxìng. Tā shuō: xìnxīn shǐ Móxī yǒu yǒngqì dàilǐng Yǐsèliè rénmín chū Āijí, dù Hónghǎi, tuōlí qiángquán kòngzhì; xìnxīn shǐ Yuēshūyà yǒu yǒngqì jìnrù Jiānán, xiāomiè dírén, jiànshè guójiā. Jìn'ér shēnyán: “Xìnxīn yě néng shǐ wǒmen xiàng chuānyuè jīngshén shàng de Yuēdàn Hé yīyàng, chuānyuè Táiwān Hǎixiá, ér dàodá bǐ'àn, huí fǎn dàlù, zhànshèng èmó, jiějiù dàlù tóngbāo, chóngjiàn Zhōnghuá Mínguó.”

他表彰陳懷是一個實踐信心真義的革命信徒，並舉《聖經》教義闡明信心的重要性。他說：信心使摩西有勇氣帶領以色列人民出埃及，渡紅海，脫離強權控制；信心使約書亞有勇氣進入迦南，消滅敵人，建設國家。進而申言：「信心也能使我們像穿越精神上的約旦河一樣，穿越台灣海峽，而到達彼岸，回返大陸，戰勝惡魔，解救大陸同胞，重建中華民國。」

他表彰陈怀是一个实践信心真义的革命信徒，并举《圣经》教义阐明信心的重要性。他说：信心使摩西有勇气带领以色列人民出埃及，渡红海，脱离强权控制；信心使约书亚有勇气进入迦南，消灭敌人，建设国家。进而申言：「信心也能使我们像穿越精神上的约旦河一样，穿越台湾海峡，而到达彼岸，回返大陆，战胜恶魔，解救大陆同胞，重建中华民国。」


Taiwan Strait

Partial calque from Mandarin 臺灣海峽／台湾海峡 (Táiwān Hǎixiá)

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臺灣海峽／台湾海峡 (Táiwān Hǎixiá)

Formosa (Taiwan) is an island located about 200 miles north of the Philippine Islands, and separated from the southeastern coast of China by Taiwan Strait.

1946, “Japanese Colonies (Before surrender in 1945)”, in Lewis Copeland, editor, The Handy Encyclopedia Of Useful Information, Philadelphia: Blakiston Company, page 147:

This Nation, which has fundamental commitments to the Republic of China, has for many years sought the renunciation of force in the Taiwan Strait.

1971 [1964 January 18], Lyndon Johnson, “Letter to Chairman Khrushchev”, in The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 602:

Kinmen now supplies fully a third of Taiwan’s kaolin and feldspar need. A total of 40,000 tons of kaolin and 4,200 tons of feldspar will be shipped across the Taiwan Strait this year.

1973 September 23, “Porcelain kilns are booming”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIV, number 37, Taipei, page 2:

Taipei lies on the east bank of the Tan-shui river between the mouths of two of its tributaries, the Hsin-tien and the Chi-lung. These rivers drain a fertile and humid basin surrounded by mountains on all sides but the northwest, where the Tan-shui flows into the Taiwan Straits facing the mainland.

[1974, Stephan Feuchtwang, “City Temples in Taipei Under Three Regimes”, in Mark Elvin, G. William Skinner, editors, The Chinese City Between Two Worlds, Stanford, Cali.: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 264:

It was New Year's Eve, and the eighteen American officials who had hurriedly gathered in the State Department Operations Room on 31 December 1970, were still sharply divided after four hours of discussion.¹ The issue was what, if anything, the Seventh Fleet should do in the event of Chinese naval action against the U.S. seismic survey vessels then beginning to explore for oil in disputed waters of the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, and the Yellow Sea.

1977, Selig S. Harrison, China, Oil and Asia: Conflict Ahead?, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 1:

China liked the Taiwanese investment, but could not agree to give up its claim to sovereignty over the island; finding the right balance between economic pragmatism and aggressive nationalism was a constant challenge for China's leaders, especially during election season in Taiwan. I thought China had gone too far with the missile tests, and quickly, but without fanfare, I ordered a carrier group from the U.S. Navy's Pacific fleet to sail to the Taiwan Strait. The crisis passed.

2005, Bill Clinton, My Life, volume II, New York: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 314:

The strait dividing mainland Asia (China) from Taiwan island and connecting the East and South China Seas.

Straat van Taiwan

the channel of water between mainland China and Taiwan


海峽

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (海峽):
* → Japanese: 海峡(かいきょう) (kaikyō)
* → Korean: 해협(海峽) (haehyeop)

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/

海峽兩岸

海峡两岸

臺灣海峽 臺灣海峽#Chinese

台湾海峡 台湾海峡#Chinese

Short for 臺灣海峽／台湾海峡 (Táiwān Hǎixiá, “Taiwan Strait”).


Մագելանի նեղուց

head

Մագելանի նեղուց

Մագելանի նեղուց • (Magelani neġucʻ)

hy-proper noun

Մագելանի նեղուց

Մագելանի նեղուց • (Magelani neġucʻ)

Magelani neġucʻ (romanization)
Մագելանի նեղուց (nominative singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցի (dative singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցից (ablative singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցով (instrumental singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցում (locative singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցը (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցն (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցին (dative definite singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցս (first-person nominative possessive singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցիս (dative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցովս (first-person instrumental possessive singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցումս (first-person locative possessive singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցդ (nominative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցիդ (dative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցիցդ (ablative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցովդ (instrumental possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Մագելանի նեղուցումդ (locative possessive second-person singular singular-only)

hy-decl-noun-unc

Մագելանի նեղուց

Մագելանի նեղուցը/Մագելանի նեղուցն

Մագելանի նեղուցներ

Մագելանի նեղուցները/Մագելանի նեղուցներն

Մագելանի նեղուցի

Մագելանի նեղուցին

Մագելանի նեղուցների

Մագելանի նեղուցներին

Մագելանի նեղուցից

Մագելանի նեղուցներից

Մագելանի նեղուցով

Մագելանի նեղուցներով

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Menai Strait

A strait separating Anglesey from mainland Wales.


Cebelitarık Boğazı

Cebelitarık Boğazı (nominative singular uncountable)
Cebelitarık Boğazı'nı (accusative singular uncountable)
Cebelitarık Boğazı'na (dative singular uncountable)
Cebelitarık Boğazı'nda (locative singular uncountable)
Cebelitarık Boğazı'ndan (ablative singular uncountable)
Cebelitarık Boğazı'nın (genitive singular uncountable)

Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar#English

Strait of Gibraltar (a strait between Spain and Morocco)


Sunda Strait

The strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra.


Euripus Strait

A strait between Euboea and Boeotia in mainland Greece.


Robeson Channel

A strait between Greenland and Ellesmere Island, connecting the Arctic Ocean and Hall Basin, part of the Nares Strait.


Irbe Strait

A strait between Saaremaa and Courland in Latvia, connecting the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga.


Kattegat

Borrowed from Dutch Kattegat (literally “cat's gate”), suggesting a narrow passage only a cat could squeeze through.

bor+

A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland.


Minch

A strait in Scotland, between the north-west Highlands and the northern Inner Hebrides.


Strait of Otranto

A strait between Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea.


Strait of Bonifacio

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

A strait between Corsica and Sardinia, connecting the Tyrrhenian Sea and the western Mediterranean Sea.


Strait of Kerch

A strait that connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west from the Taman Peninsula of Russia's Krasnodar Krai in the east.


Strait of Sicily

A strait between Sicily and Tunisia, part of the Mediterranean Sea.


Strait of Gibraltar

A strait between Spain and Morocco, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.


Mozambique Channel

A strait in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Mozambique


Nares Strait

A strait between Ellesmere Island (Canada) and Greenland, connecting the Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean with Baffin Bay.

Nares Strædet

strait between Ellesmere Island and Greenland


Luzon Strait

A strait between Taiwan and Luzon, connecting the South China Sea with the Philippine Sea.


Strait of Hormuz

A strait connecting the Gulf of Oman to the Persian Gulf.


Torres Strait

Named after Spanish explorer Luís Vaz de Torres.

named-after

A strait between Australia and New Guinea, connecting the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea.

Torres-straat

a strait between Australia and New Guinea


Bering Strait

A strait between Chukotka, Russia and Alaska, United States, linking the Arctic Ocean to the Bering Sea.


Korea Strait

A strait between Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea with the Sea of Japan.


Strait of Malacca

A strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Straat van Malakka

strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra


Luzoninsalmi

Luzoninsalmi (nominative singular)
Luzoninsalmi (accusative nominative singular)
Luzoninsalmen (accusative genitive singular)
Luzoninsalmen (genitive singular)
Luzoninsalmea (partitive singular)
Luzoninsalmessa (inessive singular)
Luzoninsalmesta (elative singular)
Luzoninsalmeen (illative singular)
Luzoninsalmella (adessive singular)
Luzoninsalmelta (ablative singular)
Luzoninsalmelle (allative singular)
Luzoninsalmena (essive singular)
Luzoninsalmeksi (singular translative)
Luzoninsalmetta (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Luzoninsalmeni (nominative singular)
Luzoninsalmeni (accusative nominative singular)
Luzoninsalmeni (accusative genitive singular)
Luzoninsalmeni (genitive singular)
Luzoninsalmeani (partitive singular)
Luzoninsalmessani (inessive singular)
Luzoninsalmestani (elative singular)
Luzoninsalmeeni (illative singular)
Luzoninsalmellani (adessive singular)
Luzoninsalmeltani (ablative singular)
Luzoninsalmelleni (allative singular)
Luzoninsalmenani (essive singular)
Luzoninsalmekseni (singular translative)
Luzoninsalmettani (abessive singular)
Luzoninsalmesi (nominative singular)
Luzoninsalmesi (accusative nominative singular)
Luzoninsalmesi (accusative genitive singular)
Luzoninsalmesi (genitive singular)
Luzoninsalmeasi (partitive singular)
Luzoninsalmessasi (inessive singular)
Luzoninsalmestasi (elative singular)
Luzoninsalmeesi (illative singular)
Luzoninsalmellasi (adessive singular)
Luzoninsalmeltasi (ablative singular)
Luzoninsalmellesi (allative singular)
Luzoninsalmenasi (essive singular)
Luzoninsalmeksesi (singular translative)
Luzoninsalmettasi (abessive singular)
Luzoninsalmemme (nominative singular)
Luzoninsalmemme (accusative nominative singular)
Luzoninsalmemme (accusative genitive singular)
Luzoninsalmemme (genitive singular)
Luzoninsalmeamme (partitive singular)
Luzoninsalmessamme (inessive singular)
Luzoninsalmestamme (elative singular)
Luzoninsalmeemme (illative singular)
Luzoninsalmellamme (adessive singular)
Luzoninsalmeltamme (ablative singular)
Luzoninsalmellemme (allative singular)
Luzoninsalmenamme (essive singular)
Luzoninsalmeksemme (singular translative)
Luzoninsalmettamme (abessive singular)
Luzoninsalmenne (nominative singular)
Luzoninsalmenne (accusative nominative singular)
Luzoninsalmenne (accusative genitive singular)
Luzoninsalmenne (genitive singular)
Luzoninsalmeanne (partitive singular)
Luzoninsalmessanne (inessive singular)
Luzoninsalmestanne (elative singular)
Luzoninsalmeenne (illative singular)
Luzoninsalmellanne (adessive singular)
Luzoninsalmeltanne (ablative singular)
Luzoninsalmellenne (allative singular)
Luzoninsalmenanne (essive singular)
Luzoninsalmeksenne (singular translative)
Luzoninsalmettanne (abessive singular)
Luzoninsalmensa (nominative singular)
Luzoninsalmensa (accusative nominative singular)
Luzoninsalmensa (accusative genitive singular)
Luzoninsalmensa (genitive singular)
Luzoninsalmeaan (partitive singular)
Luzoninsalmeansa (partitive singular)
Luzoninsalmessaan (inessive singular)
Luzoninsalmessansa (inessive singular)
Luzoninsalmestaan (elative singular)
Luzoninsalmestansa (elative singular)
Luzoninsalmeensa (illative singular)
Luzoninsalmellaan (adessive singular)
Luzoninsalmellansa (adessive singular)
Luzoninsalmeltaan (ablative singular)
Luzoninsalmeltansa (ablative singular)
Luzoninsalmelleen (allative singular)
Luzoninsalmellensa (allative singular)
Luzoninsalmenaan (essive singular)
Luzoninsalmenansa (essive singular)
Luzoninsalmekseen (singular translative)
Luzoninsalmeksensa (singular translative)
Luzoninsalmettaan (abessive singular)
Luzoninsalmettansa (abessive singular)

Luzon Strait (a strait in East Asia, between Luzon and Taiwan)


La Pérouse Strait

After Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, its discoverer.

A strait dividing the Russian island of Sakhalin in the north from the Japanese island of Hokkaido, and connecting the Sea of Japan on the west with the Sea of Okhotsk on the east.


Gibraltarstrædet

Strait of Gibraltar (a strait between Spain and Morocco)


Hecate Strait

Named by English explorer George Henry Richards after his surveying vessel, HMS Hecate, in 1861 or 1862.

A strait that runs between Haida Gwaii and mainland British Columbia.


Strait of Juan de Fuca

Named by English explorer Charles William Barkley in 1787, in honour of Juan de Fuca, a Greek explorer who probably sailed the strait in 1592.

(US) A strait that runs between the southern end of Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.

Détroit de Juan de Fuca

strait between Vancouver Island and Olympic Peninsula


Strait of Georgia

Named the "Gulphe of Georgia" in honour of George III by English explorer George Vancouver in 1792. This was changed to "Strait of Georgia" in 1865, a more accurate description of the feature.

A cruise liner bound for Alaska was passing through the Strait of Georgia, all lit up like a birthday cake, covered with candles.

2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 186:

A strait that runs between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia.


Belt

de-noun

Belt m (strong, genitive Beltes or Belts, plural Belte)

Beltes (genitive)
Belts (genitive)
Belte (plural)
Belt (nominative singular)
Belte (definite nominative plural)
Beltes (genitive singular)
Belts (genitive singular)
Belte (definite genitive plural)
Belt (dative singular)
Belte (dative singular)
Belten (dative definite plural)
Belt (accusative singular)
Belte (accusative definite plural)

→ Polish: bełt

From Danish bælt, from Latin Baltia, a mythological island described by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History, of unclear origin. It bears no relation to Danish bælte (“belt”), which is derived from Latin balteus (“belt, girdle”) and for which the German word is Gürtel.


Tiran

Ellipsis of Tiran Strait. A strait in the Red Sea, Asia The strait between this island and the Sinai.

Tiran Strait

Straits of Tiran
Straits of Tiran#English

Ellipsis of Straits of Tiran. A straits in the Red Sea, Asia The straits between the Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula, containing this island, which separates the Gulf of Aqaba and the main body of the Red Sea.


兩岸

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ ŋɔːn²²/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡan³³/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡan²²/

/liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡan⁴¹/

/liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡan³³/

/nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ huã²²/

/liaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ ŋai³⁵/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹/

/lœːŋ¹³ ŋɔːn²²/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡan³³/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡan²²/

/liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡan⁴¹/

/liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡan³³/

/nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ huã²²/

/liaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ ŋai³⁵/


هرمز

From Middle Persian 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣 (Ōhrmazd, Hormozd). Compare Parthian 𐭀𐭇𐭅𐭓𐭌𐭆𐭃 (ʾḥwrmzd).

inh

The strait that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.


Ch'na

(Jersey) the Channel, English Channel (a large strait between England and France)


Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուց

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Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուց

Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուց • (Babelmandebi neġucʻ)

hy-proper noun

Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուց

Babelmandebi neġucʻ (romanization)
Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուց (nominative singular singular-only)
Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուցի (dative singular singular-only)
Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուցից (ablative singular singular-only)
Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուցով (instrumental singular singular-only)
Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուցում (locative singular singular-only)
Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուցը (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուցն (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուցին (dative definite singular singular-only)
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hy:Բաբելմանդեբի նեղուց


Հելլեսպոնտոս

Hellespontos (romanization)
Հելլեսպոնտոս (nominative singular singular-only)
Հելլեսպոնտոսի (dative singular singular-only)
Հելլեսպոնտոսից (ablative singular singular-only)
Հելլեսպոնտոսով (instrumental singular singular-only)
Հելլեսպոնտոսում (locative singular singular-only)
Հելլեսպոնտոսը (definite nominative singular singular-only)
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Հելլեսպոնտոսին (dative definite singular singular-only)
Հելլեսպոնտոսս (first-person nominative possessive singular singular-only)
Հելլեսպոնտոսիս (dative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Հելլեսպոնտոսիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Հելլեսպոնտոսովս (first-person instrumental possessive singular singular-only)
Հելլեսպոնտոսումս (first-person locative possessive singular singular-only)
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Հելլեսպոնտոսումդ (locative possessive second-person singular singular-only)

Հելլեսպոնտոս

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Հելլեսպոնտոսներումդ

Հել‧լես‧պոն‧տոս

hy:Հելլեսպոնտոս


Bab el Mandeb

From Arabic بَاب اَلْمَنْدَب (bāb al-mandab), meaning "Gateway (Bab) of anguish", or "Gateway of tears"; the strait derives its name from the dangers attending its navigation, or, according to an Arab legend, from the numbers who were drowned by the earthquake which separated Asia and Africa.

bor

بَاب اَلْمَنْدَب

a strait connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden


Զոնդյան նեղուց

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Զոնդյան նեղուց

Զոնդյան նեղուց • (Zondyan neġucʻ)

hy-proper noun

Զոնդյան նեղուց

Զոնդյան նեղուց • (Zondyan neġucʻ)

Zondyan neġucʻ (romanization)
Զոնդյան նեղուց (nominative singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցի (dative singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցից (ablative singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցով (instrumental singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցում (locative singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցը (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցն (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցին (dative definite singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցս (first-person nominative possessive singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցիս (dative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցովս (first-person instrumental possessive singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցումս (first-person locative possessive singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցդ (nominative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցիդ (dative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցիցդ (ablative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցովդ (instrumental possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Զոնդյան նեղուցումդ (locative possessive second-person singular singular-only)

hy-decl-noun-unc

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Bósforo

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Bosphorus, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).

Bosphorus (a strait in Turkey, separating Asia from Europe)


Estreito de Sunda

Sunda Strait (a strait between Java and Sumatra)


Tajvani-szoros

Tajvani-szoros (nominative singular)
Tajvani-szorost (accusative singular)
Tajvani-szorosnak (dative singular)
Tajvani-szorossal (instrumental singular)
Tajvani-szorosért (causal-final singular)
Tajvani-szorossá (singular translative)
Tajvani-szorosig (singular terminative)
Tajvani-szorosként (essive-formal singular)
Tajvani-szorosban (inessive singular)
Tajvani-szoroson (singular superessive)
Tajvani-szorosnál (adessive singular)
Tajvani-szorosba (illative singular)
Tajvani-szorosra (singular sublative)
Tajvani-szoroshoz (allative singular)
Tajvani-szorosból (elative singular)
Tajvani-szorosról (delative singular)
Tajvani-szorostól (ablative singular)
Tajvani-szorosé (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Tajvani-szoroséi (possessed-single possessive predicative singular)
Tajvani-szorosom (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
Tajvani-szorosod (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
Tajvani-szorosa (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
Tajvani-szorosunk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
Tajvani-szorosotok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
Tajvani-szorosuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)

tajvani (“of Taiwan”) + szoros (“strait”), from Tajvan (“Taiwan”) + -i (adjective-forming suffix)

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Taiwan Strait (the strait dividing mainland China from Taiwan and connecting the East and South China Seas)


Black Ditch

A calque of Hokkien 烏水溝／乌水沟 (O͘-chúi-kau, literally “black ditch”).


Formosa Strait

The line beyond which American pilots do not fly in the troubled Formosa Strait area is called the “Davis Line” in honor of Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., former commander of the 13th Provisional Air Force, stationed on Formosa[.] The mythical line is an undisclosed number of miles off the coast of Red China.

1958 November 13, “Formosa ‘Battle Line’ Named After Gen. B. O. Davis”, in Jet, volume XV, number 2, Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, Foreign News, page 17:

In the Formosa Strait in 1955 we refused to retreat, and the enemy, true to his formula, for a while tried harassment but refused to attack. The crisis had cooled; it would not heat up again for three years.
The hard way is to have the courage to be patient.

1963, Dwight Eisenhower, Mandate for Change 1953-1956, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 483:


臺海

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵/

臺灣海峽 臺灣海峽#Chinese

台湾海峡 台湾海峡#Chinese

Alternative name for 臺灣海峽／台湾海峡 (Táiwān Hǎixiá): Taiwan Strait


Canal da Mancha

English Channel (a channel in the Atlantic Ocean, between Great Britain and France)


Estreito de Taiwan

Taiwan Strait (a strait between China and Taiwan)


Estreito de Magalhães

Strait of Magellan
Strait of Magellan#English

Strait of Magellan (a strait between South America and Tierra del Fuego)


Bogue

In reference to the Chinese strait, a corruption of Portuguese Boca do Tigre (literally “Mouth of the Tiger”), a calque of the Chinese name 虎門／虎门 (Hǔmén, literally “Tiger Gate”).

der

(usually with the definite article) An important strait in the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and the South China Sea.


Bogue

de-proper noun

die Bogue f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Bogue)

die Bogue (canonical feminine)
der Bogue (definite genitive)
Bogue (definite nominative singular)
Bogue (definite genitive singular)
Bogue (dative definite singular)
Bogue (accusative definite singular)

A corruption of Portuguese Boca do Tigre (literally “Mouth of the Tiger”), a calque of the Chinese name 虎門／虎门 (Hǔmén, literally “Tiger Gate”).

A strait in the Pearl River Delta, between Guangzhou and the South China Sea


Inside Passage

Insular Mountains
Insular Mountains#English

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

The straits between the islands of the Insular Mountains and the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada.


Helesponto

Hellespont, Dardanelles (a strait between Europe and Asia Minor)


Dardanelos

Dardanelles, Hellespont (a strait between Europe and Asia Minor)


Bass Strait

A strait between Australia and Tasmania.


Estreito de Bering

[(i)ʃˈtɾɐj.tu ðɨ ˈβɛ.ɾĩɡ]

[(i)ʃˈtɾɐj.tu ðɨ ˈβɛ.ɾĩɡ]

[(i)ʃˈtɾe.tu ðɨ ˈβɛ.ɾĩɡ]

Bering Strait (a strait between Russia and Alaska)


Dardanellák

Dardanellák (nominative plural)
Dardanellákat (accusative plural)
Dardanelláknak (dative plural)
Dardanellákkal (instrumental plural)
Dardanellákért (causal-final plural)
Dardanellákká (plural translative)
Dardanellákig (plural terminative)
Dardanellákként (essive-formal plural)
Dardanellákban (inessive plural)
Dardanellákon (plural superessive)
Dardanelláknál (adessive plural)
Dardanellákba (illative plural)
Dardanellákra (plural sublative)
Dardanellákhoz (allative plural)
Dardanellákból (elative plural)
Dardanellákról (delative plural)
Dardanelláktól (ablative plural)
Dardanelláké (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)
Dardanellákéi (plural possessed-single possessive predicative)


کانال مانش

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کانال مانش • (kânâl-e mânš)

fa-proper noun

کانال مانش • (kânâl-e mânš)

fa:کانال مانش


మలక్కా

A narrow stretch of water or strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.


estreito de Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz#English

Strait of Hormuz (a strait connecting the Gulf of Oman to the Persian Gulf)


Босфор

ru-proper noun+

Босфо́р • (Bosfór) m inan (genitive Босфо́ра)

Босфо́р (canonical)
Bosfór (romanization)
Босфо́ра (genitive)
Босфо́р (nominative singular)
Босфо́ра (genitive singular)
Босфо́ру (dative singular)
Босфо́р (accusative singular)
Босфо́ром (instrumental singular)
Босфо́ре (prepositional singular)

Bosphorus (a strait in Turkey, which passes through Istanbul)


Boca do Tigre

⇒ English: Bogue

⇒ German: Bogue

Calque from Chinese 虎門／虎门 (Hǔmén, “Tiger Gate”).

the Bogue: an important strait in the Pearl River Delta between Guangzhou and the South China Sea


Μάγχη

Mánchi (romanization)
Μάγχη (nominative singular)
Μάγχης (genitive singular)
Μάγχη (accusative singular)
Μάγχη (singular vocative)

Transliteration from French Manche (“English Channel”)


Öresund

English: Öresund

German: Öresund

From Old Norse ura suti (“in the ear-sound”), akin to Danish Øresund, Norwegian Bokmål Øresund, Norwegian Nynorsk Øresund and Icelandic Eyrarsund.

Oresund (a strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden)


Oresund

Borrowed from Danish Øresund, Swedish Öresund, from Old Norse Eyrarsund.

A strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden.


Øresund

Borrowed from Danish Øresund, see there.

Alternative form of Oresund, a strait between Denmark and Sweden.


Øresund

English: Øresund

Øresund (a strait between Denmark and Sweden)


Øresund

From Danish Øresund, from Old Norse ᚢᚱᛅ ᛋᚢᛏᛁ (ura suti). Cognate with Faroese Oyrarsund and Icelandic Eyrarsund.


Øresund

Borrowed from Danish Øresund and Swedish Öresund, from Old Norse ᚢᚱᛅ ᛋᚢᛏᛁ (ura suti). Cognate with Faroese Oyrarsund and Icelandic Eyrarsund.


Gibraltarstredet

From Gibraltar + stredet (definite singular of strede).

qualifier

definite singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nb">strede</i>


Taphros

la-proper noun

Taphros m sg (genitive Taphrī); second declension

Taphrī (genitive)
Taphros (nominative singular)
Taphrī (genitive singular)
Taphrō (dative singular)
Taphron (accusative singular)
Taphrō (ablative singular)
Taphre (singular vocative)

[ˈt̪äpʰrɔs̠]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάφρος (Táphros).


Hormuz

Borrowed from Persian هرمز (hormoz). Doublet of Ahura Mazda.

The strait that connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.


Dardanely

cs-proper noun

Dardanely f pl (related adjective dardanelský)

dardanelský (adjective)
Dardanely (nominative plural)
Dardanel (genitive plural)
Dardanelám (dative plural)
Dardanely (accusative plural)
Dardanely (plural vocative)
Dardanelách (locative plural)
Dardanelami (instrumental plural)

the Dardanelles (the strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west)


Dardanely

Dardanely (nominative plural-only)
Dardanel (genitive plural-only)
Dardanelám (dative plural-only)
Dardanely (accusative plural-only)
Dardanelách (locative plural-only)
Dardanelami (instrumental plural-only)


瓊州海峽

ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

Цюнчжоу Хайся

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/kʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/kʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/

Qiongzhou Strait
Qiongzhou Strait#English

Qiongzhou Strait (a strait in the Pacific Ocean, separating Hainan from mainland China)


Port Orchard

Named after Harry Masterman Orchard by George Vancouver.

A strait in Washington, United States, which is a branch of Puget Sound.


Euripus

la-proper noun

Eurīpus m sg (genitive Eurīpī); second declension

Eurīpus (canonical masculine singular)
Eurīpī (genitive)
Eurīpus (nominative singular)
Eurīpī (genitive singular)
Eurīpō (dative singular)
Eurīpum (accusative singular)
Eurīpō (ablative singular)
Eurīpe (singular vocative)

Euripus Strait (a strait in Greece, separating Boeotia from the island of Euboea)


博斯普魯斯海峽

ㄅㄛˊ ㄙ ㄆㄨˇ ㄌㄨˇ ㄙ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

Босыпулусы Хайся

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/


達達尼爾海峽

ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄚˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄦˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

Даданиэр Хайся

/tä³⁵ tä³⁵ ni³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/


白令海峽

ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

Байлин Хайся

/paɪ̯³⁵ liŋ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ liŋ⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/


Kertšinsalmi

Kertšinsalmi (nominative singular)
Kertšinsalmi (accusative nominative singular)
Kertšinsalmen (accusative genitive singular)
Kertšinsalmen (genitive singular)
Kertšinsalmea (partitive singular)
Kertšinsalmessa (inessive singular)
Kertšinsalmesta (elative singular)
Kertšinsalmeen (illative singular)
Kertšinsalmella (adessive singular)
Kertšinsalmelta (ablative singular)
Kertšinsalmelle (allative singular)
Kertšinsalmena (essive singular)
Kertšinsalmeksi (singular translative)
Kertšinsalmetta (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Kertšinsalmeni (nominative singular)
Kertšinsalmeni (accusative nominative singular)
Kertšinsalmeni (accusative genitive singular)
Kertšinsalmeni (genitive singular)
Kertšinsalmeani (partitive singular)
Kertšinsalmessani (inessive singular)
Kertšinsalmestani (elative singular)
Kertšinsalmeeni (illative singular)
Kertšinsalmellani (adessive singular)
Kertšinsalmeltani (ablative singular)
Kertšinsalmelleni (allative singular)
Kertšinsalmenani (essive singular)
Kertšinsalmekseni (singular translative)
Kertšinsalmettani (abessive singular)
Kertšinsalmesi (nominative singular)
Kertšinsalmesi (accusative nominative singular)
Kertšinsalmesi (accusative genitive singular)
Kertšinsalmesi (genitive singular)
Kertšinsalmeasi (partitive singular)
Kertšinsalmessasi (inessive singular)
Kertšinsalmestasi (elative singular)
Kertšinsalmeesi (illative singular)
Kertšinsalmellasi (adessive singular)
Kertšinsalmeltasi (ablative singular)
Kertšinsalmellesi (allative singular)
Kertšinsalmenasi (essive singular)
Kertšinsalmeksesi (singular translative)
Kertšinsalmettasi (abessive singular)
Kertšinsalmemme (nominative singular)
Kertšinsalmemme (accusative nominative singular)
Kertšinsalmemme (accusative genitive singular)
Kertšinsalmemme (genitive singular)
Kertšinsalmeamme (partitive singular)
Kertšinsalmessamme (inessive singular)
Kertšinsalmestamme (elative singular)
Kertšinsalmeemme (illative singular)
Kertšinsalmellamme (adessive singular)
Kertšinsalmeltamme (ablative singular)
Kertšinsalmellemme (allative singular)
Kertšinsalmenamme (essive singular)
Kertšinsalmeksemme (singular translative)
Kertšinsalmettamme (abessive singular)
Kertšinsalmenne (nominative singular)
Kertšinsalmenne (accusative nominative singular)
Kertšinsalmenne (accusative genitive singular)
Kertšinsalmenne (genitive singular)
Kertšinsalmeanne (partitive singular)
Kertšinsalmessanne (inessive singular)
Kertšinsalmestanne (elative singular)
Kertšinsalmeenne (illative singular)
Kertšinsalmellanne (adessive singular)
Kertšinsalmeltanne (ablative singular)
Kertšinsalmellenne (allative singular)
Kertšinsalmenanne (essive singular)
Kertšinsalmeksenne (singular translative)
Kertšinsalmettanne (abessive singular)
Kertšinsalmensa (nominative singular)
Kertšinsalmensa (accusative nominative singular)
Kertšinsalmensa (accusative genitive singular)
Kertšinsalmensa (genitive singular)
Kertšinsalmeaan (partitive singular)
Kertšinsalmeansa (partitive singular)
Kertšinsalmessaan (inessive singular)
Kertšinsalmessansa (inessive singular)
Kertšinsalmestaan (elative singular)
Kertšinsalmestansa (elative singular)
Kertšinsalmeensa (illative singular)
Kertšinsalmellaan (adessive singular)
Kertšinsalmellansa (adessive singular)
Kertšinsalmeltaan (ablative singular)
Kertšinsalmeltansa (ablative singular)
Kertšinsalmelleen (allative singular)
Kertšinsalmellensa (allative singular)
Kertšinsalmenaan (essive singular)
Kertšinsalmenansa (essive singular)
Kertšinsalmekseen (singular translative)
Kertšinsalmeksensa (singular translative)
Kertšinsalmettaan (abessive singular)
Kertšinsalmettansa (abessive singular)

Strait of Kerch (a strait in Eastern Europe)


Matsu

en-proper noun

Matsu (usually uncountable, plural Matsus)

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin pronunciation for 馬祖 (Ma³-tsu³).

The one landing strip in the Matsus, and good for light aircraft only, was on the second largest island, Peikan. Between Nankan and Peikan lay the Matsu Straits, a twisted riptide-torn channel, boasting freak winds and bouldered shores.

1962, DeWitt S. Copp, “The Mudcats”, in The Odd Day, William Morrow and Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 60:

A strait between Beigan and Nangan in Lienchiang County, Taiwan (ROC).


مضيق هرمز

ar-proper noun

مَضِيقُ هُرْمُز

مَضِيقُ هُرْمُز • (maḍīqu hurmuz) m

مَضِيقُ هُرْمُز (canonical)
maḍīqu hurmuz (romanization)
مَضِيق هُرْمُز (definite informal singular triptote)
مَضِيقُ هُرْمُزَ (definite nominative singular triptote)
مَضِيقَ هُرْمُزَ (accusative definite singular triptote)
مَضِيقِ هُرْمُزَ (definite genitive singular triptote)

ar:مضيق هرمز


مضيق

ar-noun

مَضِيق • (maḍīq) m (plural مَضَايِق (maḍāyiq) or مَضَائِق (maḍāʔiq))

مَضِيق (canonical)
maḍīq (romanization)
مَضَايِق (plural)
مَضَائِق (plural)
مَضِيق (indefinite informal singular triptote)
الْمَضِيق (definite informal singular triptote)
مَضِيق (construct informal singular triptote)
مَضِيقٌ (indefinite nominative singular triptote)
الْمَضِيقُ (definite nominative singular triptote)
مَضِيقُ (construct nominative singular triptote)
مَضِيقًا (accusative indefinite singular triptote)
الْمَضِيقَ (accusative definite singular triptote)
مَضِيقَ (accusative construct singular triptote)
مَضِيقٍ (genitive indefinite singular triptote)
الْمَضِيقِ (definite genitive singular triptote)
مَضِيقِ (construct genitive singular triptote)
مَضِيقَيْن (dual indefinite informal singular triptote)
الْمَضِيقَيْن (definite dual informal singular triptote)
مَضِيقَيْ (construct dual informal singular triptote)
مَضِيقَانِ (dual indefinite nominative singular triptote)
الْمَضِيقَانِ (definite dual nominative singular triptote)
مَضِيقَا (construct dual nominative singular triptote)
مَضِيقَيْنِ (accusative dual indefinite singular triptote)
الْمَضِيقَيْنِ (accusative definite dual singular triptote)
مَضِيقَيْ (accusative construct dual singular triptote)
مَضِيقَيْنِ (dual genitive indefinite singular triptote)
الْمَضِيقَيْنِ (definite dual genitive singular triptote)
مَضِيقَيْ (construct dual genitive singular triptote)
مَضَايِق (broken-form diptote indefinite informal plural)
مَضَائِق (broken-form diptote indefinite informal plural)
الْمَضَايِق (broken-form definite diptote informal plural)
الْمَضَائِق (broken-form definite diptote informal plural)
مَضَايِق (broken-form construct diptote informal plural)
مَضَائِق (broken-form construct diptote informal plural)
مَضَايِقُ (broken-form diptote indefinite nominative plural)
مَضَائِقُ (broken-form diptote indefinite nominative plural)
الْمَضَايِقُ (broken-form definite diptote nominative plural)
الْمَضَائِقُ (broken-form definite diptote nominative plural)
مَضَايِقُ (broken-form construct diptote nominative plural)
مَضَائِقُ (broken-form construct diptote nominative plural)
مَضَايِقَ (accusative broken-form diptote indefinite plural)
مَضَائِقَ (accusative broken-form diptote indefinite plural)
الْمَضَايِقَ (accusative broken-form definite diptote plural)
الْمَضَائِقَ (accusative broken-form definite diptote plural)
مَضَايِقَ (accusative broken-form construct diptote plural)
مَضَائِقَ (accusative broken-form construct diptote plural)
مَضَايِقَ (broken-form diptote genitive indefinite plural)
مَضَائِقَ (broken-form diptote genitive indefinite plural)
الْمَضَايِقِ (broken-form definite diptote genitive plural)
الْمَضَائِقِ (broken-form definite diptote genitive plural)
مَضَايِقِ (broken-form construct diptote genitive plural)
مَضَائِقِ (broken-form construct diptote genitive plural)

Noun of place from the root ض ي ق (ḍ-y-q).


مضيق

ary-noun

مضيق • (maḍyaq) m (plural مضايق (mḍāyiq))


Tañon Strait

A strait separating the islands of Negros and Cebu and connecting the Visayan Sea to the Bohol Sea.


Swale

From Old English *swalwe (“rushing water”), which could be related to swealwe. Also compare the proper noun Swallow.

The Swale, a channel between the Isle of Sheppey and the Kentish mainland.


Drake Passage

South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands

The strait between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It connects the southwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean with the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean.


刻赤海峽

ㄎㄜˋ ㄔˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/


Bashi Channel

From Bashi + channel. Bashee, later Bashi, is from a local language term for a type of liquor drunk plentifully by the crew of William Dampier when they landed on an island south of the channel, as reported in Dampier's book the popular sensation A New Voyage Round the World (page 422) published in 1697. According to Dampier, the crew named the island after the liquor. The channel would take the name of the island. (See also basi.)

The islands on the North side of the Bashi Channel will be described hereafter.

1878, Alexander George Findlay, A Directory for the Navigation of the Indian Archipelago, China, and Japan, 2nd edition, Richard Holmes Laurie, page 939:

Spain and Japan, having had some disagreements respecting the possession of certain islands lying between the Japanese Archipelago and the Philippines, have agreed that the Bashi Channel shall form the boundary between the possessions of the two States.

1896, “Geographical Notes”, in The Scottish Geographical Magazine, volume XII, Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable, page 101:

The Batanes are separated from Formosa by the Bashi Channel, which has a minimum depth of 1,009 fathoms, and from the Babuyanes by the Balintang Channel, which has a minimum depth of 95 fathoms.

1920, “Batanes Islands”, in Census of the Philippine Islands: 1918, volume 1, Manila: Bureau of Printing, page 95:

Although the southern tip of Formosa is 225 miles from Luzon, the small islands at the northern end of the Philippines archipelago are separated from Formosa by only the 100-mile wide Bashi channel.

1944 October 12, “Record Air Attack Smashes Jap Base In Day-Long Raids”, in Times-News, volume 27, number 153, Twin Falls, Idaho, page 1:

Accompanied by SEADRAGON and BLACKFISH, SHARK II (Commander E. N. Blakely) left Pearl Harbor on September 23 to begin her third war patrol. The pack slipped in through Luzon Strait and ranged along the 20° parallel, covering an area about midway between Hainan and the western end of Bashi Channel.

1967, Theodore Roscoe, Pig Boats, page 359:

In May the Soviet fleet conducted war games off the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines. Reports that Soviet vessels had obtained the rights to base facilities in Cam Ranh Bay on Vietnam's east coast drew special attention to the exercises.

1979, “Southeast Asian Affairs”, in The 1979 Compton Yearbook, F. E. Compton, page 306:

Dr. Angelesio Tugado, chairman of the International Development Center of the Philippines, stressed the importance of the strategic position of the Philippines and the Republic of China in the Taiwan Straits and the Bashi Channel, describing the two countries as key elements in maintaining stability and peace in the Western Pacific.

1981 August 16, “U.S. urged to strengthen links with free world to protect Pacific area”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 32, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1:

One sample question: How will Chinese ballistic-missile submarines (SSBNs) based at Sanya, on Hainan Island, reach patrol grounds in the western Pacific should Beijing choose to send them out? To maintain stealth, SSBNs would first have to evade any adversary picket submarines lying offshore. Once in deep water, they would cruise eastward toward the Philippines. In all likelihood Chinese boats would exit through the Luzon Strait, the narrow sea between Taiwan and the Philippine island of Luzon.
Or, more precisely, maritime geography will force them to exit through the narrow Bashi Channel, near the northern edge of the strait.

2014, James R. Holmes, “Strategic Features of the South China Sea”, in Naval War College Review, volume 67, number 2, page 45:

The strait, part of Luzon Strait, dividing Mavulis Island of the Philippines and Orchid Island/Lanyu of Taiwan and connecting the South China Sea/Taiwan Strait and Philippine Sea/Pacific Ocean.

Army Map Service
Bashi Channel
William Dampier

巴士海峽

the channel of water between Luzon and Taiwan


détroit de Béring

le détroit de Béring (canonical masculine)


détroit de Gibraltar

le détroit de Gibraltar (canonical masculine)


Falkland Sound

Named by John Strong in 1690 for Viscount Falkland, the name only later being applied to the archipelago and its two largest islands.

Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands#English

A southwest-northeast sea strait in the Falkland Islands, separating East and West Falkland.


荷莫茲海峽

ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄗ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

Хэмоцзыхайся

/xɤ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/xɤ³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/


霍爾木茲海峽

ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄦˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄗ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

Хоэрмуцзыхайся

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/fɔːk̚³ jiː¹³ mʊk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Strait of Hormuz (a strait)


Canso

→ French: Canso

From French Canseau,
from Mi'kmaq Kamsok (the place beyond the cliffs), a seasonal Mikmaq fishing camp at what is now Canso, NS, Canada.

der

Ellipsis of Strait of Canso.; A strait in Nova Scotia, Canada, between the mainland and Cape Breton Island


Canso

Borrowed from English Canso, from French Canseau, from Mi'kmaq Kamsok.

détroit de Canso
détroit de Canso#French

Ellipsis of détroit de Canso.; A strait in Nova Scotia, Canada


Tiran Strait

From Tiran + strait. From Island of Tiran.

A strait in the Red Sea, Asia. The strait between Tiran and Sinai.

Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula#English

(by extension) Synonym of Straits of Tiran A straits in the Red Sea, Asia. The narrowed waters between the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula, containing Tiran Island.


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, that separates the Gulf of Aqaba from the main body of the Red Sea.

Synonym of Tiran Strait A strait in the Red Sea, Asia. The westernmost strait of these straits, between Tiran and Sinai.


韃靼海峽

ㄉㄚˊ ㄉㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

/tä³⁵ tä³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/tʰaːt̚³ taːt̚³ hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/

/tä³⁵ tä³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/tʰaːt̚³ taːt̚³ hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/

Strait of Tartary
Strait of Tartary#English

Strait of Tartary (a strait in the Pacific Ocean, between Sakhalin and mainland Asia)


宗谷海峽

ㄗㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

Цзунгу Хайся

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 宗谷海峡.

obor

La Pérouse Strait
La Pérouse Strait#English

La Pérouse Strait, Sōya Strait (a strait in the Pacific Ocean, between Sakhalin and Hokkaido)


مضيق جبل طارق

ar-proper noun

مَضِيق جَبَل طَارِق

مَضِيق جَبَل طَارِق • (maḍīq jabal ṭāriq) m

مَضِيق جَبَل طَارِق (canonical)
maḍīq jabal ṭāriq (romanization)
مَضِيق جَبَل طَارِق (definite informal singular triptote)
مَضِيقُ جَبَلِ طَارِقٍ (definite nominative singular triptote)
مَضِيقَ جَبَلِ طَارِقٍ (accusative definite singular triptote)
مَضِيقِ جَبَلِ طَارِقٍ (definite genitive singular triptote)

Strait of Gibraltar (a strait between Spain and Morocco)


Tsushima

Romanized from Japanese 対馬 (Tsushima). Unrelated to the Japanese word 島 (shima, “island”). When the primary island is specifically described in Japanese, 対馬島 takes on the separate pronunciations Tsushimajima or Tsushimatō.

Battle of Tsushima
Tsushima
Tsushima Strait

In 1905, the Russo-Japanese war fought itself to a standstill, and with the destruction of Rozhiestvensky's fleet at Tsushima, the Japanese, for financial reasons, had to put out feelers for peace.

1952 July, the late H. Carew, “By Special Train in the Far East”, in Railway Magazine, page 488:

A strait in Japan, between Tsushima Island and the Home Islands, the location of a major 1905 battle in the Russo-Japanese War.


英倫海峽

ㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

Инлунь Хайся

/iŋ⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ lɵn²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/

/iŋ⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ lɵn²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵ haːp̚²/


Great Belt

A literal translation of Danish Storebælt.

A strait in Denmark between the islands of Funen (Danish Fyn) and Zealand (Danish Sjælland).


North Channel

The strait between Northern Ireland and southwestern Scotland, connecting the Irish Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.

North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)

Põhjaväin

strait between N. Ireland and SW. Scotland


巽他海峽

ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄊㄚ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ

Сюньта Хайся

/ɕyn⁵¹ tʰä⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/ɕyn⁵¹ tʰä⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/


Sakonnet River

Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay#English

A strait in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States.


Apolima Strait

A strait that separates the Samoan islands of Savai'i and Upolu.


Dardanele

Dardanele (nominative plural)
Dardaneli (genitive plural)
Dardanelom (dative plural)
Dardanele (accusative plural)
Dardanelami (instrumental plural)
Dardanelach (locative plural)
Dardanele (plural vocative)

Dardanelles (strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegan Sea)


Woods Hole

Elizabeth Islands
Elizabeth Islands#English

A strait in Massachusetts, located between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, and separating Cape Cod from the Elizabeth Islands.


Kill Van Kull

From Middle Dutch Kille Van Col (“Dutch Kil Van Col”) Literally, “watercourse of the pass” From being a tidal strait (kille) and low point (pass, col) beyond Bergen Hill, between Bergen Point and Staten Island.

bor

Dutch <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl">Kil Van Col</i>

A strait between Staten Island, New York and Bergen Neck, New Jersey in United States, part of the New York Bay


Sir Francis Drake Channel

/ˈsɜː ˈfɹɑːn.sɪs ˈdɹeɪk ˈt͡ʃæn.əl/

The strait is named after English explorer and privateer Sir Francis Drake (around 1540 - 1596).

British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands#English


Anegada Passage

/ˌænəˈɡɑː.də ˈpæs.ɪd͡ʒ/

The passage is named after the nearby island of Anegada.


Columbus Channel

Named after Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus (1451 - 1506).

Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago#English


Serpent's Mouth

Calque of Spanish Boca de la Serpiente, derived from boca (“mouth”) and serpiente (“serpent, snake”). Coined by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus. Compare Bocas del Dragón.


Culfor Dofr

Strait of Dover (a strait in the English Channel)


Foveaux Strait

A strait between the South Island and Stewart Island, New Zealand.


Øyresund

Calque of Danish Øresund and Swedish Öresund, from Old Norse Eyrarsund. Cognate with Faroese Oyrarsund and Icelandic Eyrarsund.

the Sound (a strait that separates Zealand from Scania; official name: Øresund)


Storstrømmen

A strait between Zealand and Falster, Denmark.


Little Belt

A literal translation of Danish Lillebælt.

A feature of these restorations is the evidence they afford that the massive bridge over the Little Belt is undamaged; the ferry crossing of the Great Belt between Korsor and Nyborg is also made at normal peacetime speed.

1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Denmark Restores Streamline Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 48:

A strait in Denmark, between Jutland (Danish Jylland) and Funen (Danish Fyn).


Hell Gate

hell+gate
* (New York City): Anglicization of the original Dutch name Dutch Hellegat, of uncertain meaning.

Coordinate term: Flood Rock

A strait in East River, New York City, New York State, United States; the narrowest part of the East River, separating in Manhattan and Long Island


鷺江

/lu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² kaŋ³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² kaŋ³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

the strait between Xiamen Island (廈門島／厦门岛 (Xiàmén dǎo)) and Gulang Island (鼓浪嶼／鼓浪屿 (Gǔlàngyǔ)) in Fujian, China


Nǫrvasund

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Nǫrvasund

Nǫrvasund (indefinite nominative)
Nǫrvasund (accusative indefinite)
Nǫrvasundi (dative indefinite)
Nǫrvasunds (genitive indefinite)

Faroese: Nørvasund


Nørvasund

Nørvasund (indefinite nominative)
Nørvasund (accusative indefinite)
Nørvasundi (dative indefinite)
Nørvasunds (genitive indefinite)

A strait between Spain and Morocco, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.


eo biển Đài Loan

[ʔɛw˧˧ ʔɓiən˧˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩ lwaːn˧˧]

[ʔɛw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˧˨ ʔɗaːj˦˩ lwaːŋ˧˧]

[ʔɛw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗaːj˨˩ l⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˧˧]

eo biển (“strait”) + Đài Loan (“Taiwan”).


Керченська протока

uk-proper noun

Ке́рченська<+> прото́ка<sg>

Ке́рченська прото́ка • (Kérčensʹka protóka) f inan (genitive Ке́рченської прото́ки, uncountable)

Ке́рченська прото́ка (canonical)
Kérčensʹka protóka (romanization)
Ке́рченської прото́ки (genitive)
Ке́рченська прото́ка (nominative singular)
Ке́рченської прото́ки (genitive singular)
Ке́рченській прото́ці (dative singular)
Ке́рченську прото́ку (accusative singular)
Ке́рченською прото́кою (instrumental singular)
Ке́рченській прото́ці (locative singular)
Ке́рченська прото́ко (singular vocative)

uk-ndecl

Ке́рченська<+> прото́ка<sg>

Kerch Strait, Strait of Kerch (A strait that connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west from the Taman Peninsula of Russia's Krasnodar Krai in the east.)

uk:Керченська протока


Çanakkale Boğazı

the Dardanelles (the strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west)


canal de la Mànega

el canal de la Mànega (canonical masculine)

English Channel (a strait of the Atlantic Ocean separating France from the British Isles.)


estret de Messina

l' estret de Messina (canonical masculine)

Strait of Messina
Strait of Messina#English

Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea#English

Strait of Messina (a strait in the Mediterranean Sea)


Muir Bhreatan

head

Muir Bhreatan f (genitive Mhuir Bhreatan)

Mhuir Bhreatan (genitive)
Muir Bhreatan
Mhuir Bhreatan

St George's Channel
St George's Channel#English

St George's Channel (a strait connecting the Irish Sea to the Atlantic Ocean)


Muir nIocht

Mhuir nIocht (genitive)
Muir nIocht
Mhuir nIocht

the English Channel (a strait in the Atlantic Ocean)


détroit de Magellan

le détroit de Magellan (canonical masculine)

Holonym: Chili