strait narrow gate

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• Strait — Strait, n.; pl. {Straits}. [OE. straight, streit, OF. estreit, estroit. See {Strait}, a.] 1. A narrow pass or passage. [1913 Webster] He brought him through a darksome narrow strait To a broad gate all built of beaten gold. Spenser. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Strait — Strait, a. [Compar. {Straiter}; superl. {Straitest}.] [OE. straight, streyt, streit, OF. estreit, estroit, F. [ e]troit, from L. strictus drawn together, close, tight, p. p. of stringere to draw tight. See 2nd {Strait}, and cf. {Strict}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• strait — straitly, adv. straitness, n. /strayt/, n. 1. Often, straits. (used with a sing. v.) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. 2. Often, straits. a position of difficulty, distress, or need: Ill and penniless, he was in sad… …   Universalium

• Strait of Messina Bridge — Satellite photo of the Strait of Messina, taken June 2002. NASA image. The Strait of Messina Bridge is a long planned suspension bridge across the Strait of Messina, a narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip …   Wikipedia

• narrow — adj 1. slender, thin, slim, spare, slight, gracile, narrow as an arrow, thin as six o clock, slender as a thread; tapered, drawn out, fine drawn, attenuated; narrowish, isthmian, narrow gauged. 2. meager, scant, scanty, sparse, scrimpy, exiguous; …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• narrow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 of a road/river/gap/range ADVERB ▪ considerably, significantly ▪ The gap between the candidates has narrowed significantly. ▪ a little, slightly, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• Hell Gate — is a narrow tidal strait in the East River in New York City in the United States. It separates Astoria, Queens from Randall s Island / Ward s Island (formerly two separate islands that are now joined by landfill).Kenneth T. Jackson: The… …   Wikipedia

• straight and narrow — noun the way of proper and honest behavior he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow • Syn: ↑strait and narrow • Hypernyms: ↑way, ↑path, ↑way of life * * * noun Etymolo …   Useful english dictionary

• straight, strait — Straight, as an adjective, means uncurved, direct, unswerving : The road is straight. When you tell that story, try to keep a straight face. As an adverb, straight means directly and honestly : Please go straight home. Don t lie, speak straight.… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• straight and narrow — noun Etymology: probably alteration of strait and narrow; from the admonition of Matthew 7:14(Authorized Version), “strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life” Date: 1930 the way of propriety and rectitude used with the …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• straightand narrow — straight and narrow n. The way of proper conduct and moral integrity. Often used with the: kept strictly to the straight and narrow.   [Probably alteration of “Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life” (Matthew 7:14).] * …   Universalium