Gulf and Straits

Gulf

Gulf noun - A part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline.
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Straits and gulf are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straits" instead a noun "Gulf".

Straits

Straits noun - A difficult juncture.

Gulf and straits are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gulf" instead a noun "Straits".

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  • Useful Notes / Saudi Arabia Finally, they subsidized Wahhabist Piracy in the Gulf and Straits of Tiran right around the time the Napoleonic British Empire was becoming involved there.
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