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STRAIT OF HORMUZ

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Strait of Hormuz mean?

• STRAIT OF HORMUZ (noun)
The noun STRAIT OF HORMUZ has 1 sense:

1. a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Familiarity information: STRAIT OF HORMUZ used as a noun is very rare.

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• STRAIT OF HORMUZ (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Strait of Hormuz; Strait of Ormuz

Instance hypernyms:

sound; strait (a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)

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