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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.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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)
Holonyms ("Strait of Hormuz" is a part of...):
Arabian Sea (a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia)
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