(of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped:the road was so strait that a handful of men might have defended it
close, strict, or rigorous:my captivity was strait as ever
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Universal
1 (also straits) a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water: [in place names]:the Straits of Gibraltar
2 (straits) used in reference to a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty:the economy is in dire straitsredundancy left him in severe financial straits
