Straits

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf adjective
gptkbp:defines narrow passages of water connecting two seas or two large areas of water
gptkbp:etymology from Middle English streit, from Old French estreit, from Latin strictus
gptkbp:example gptkb:Bering_Strait
gptkb:Dardanelles
gptkb:Strait_of_Gibraltar
gptkb:Bosporus
gptkb:Strait_of_Malacca
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Straits
gptkbp:may_refer_to dire or difficult situations (as in 'in dire straits')
gptkbp:used_in_geography to describe natural water passages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Red_Bay
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5