strait
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Such a rail line would offer another way to move fuel and commodities away from the strait, according to Capital Economics, though rail can only handle smaller quantities of oil than pipelines or ships.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The strait was previously the conduit for about one-fifth of the world’s output of crude and crude-oil products.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
“The genie is out of the bottle given that the longstanding threat of Iran effectively closing the strait has now materialized.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Before the conflict, about one-third of the world’s fertilizer trade moved through the strait.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
“I heard it was Principal Butler herself. She, like, went crazy or something. They took her away in a strait jacket!”
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
Vocabulary lists containing strait
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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