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STRAIT OF ORMUZ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Strait of Ormuz mean? 

STRAIT OF ORMUZ (noun)
  The noun STRAIT OF ORMUZ has 1 sense:

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

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


 Dictionary entry details 


STRAIT OF ORMUZ (noun)


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 Ormuz" is a part of...):

Arabian Sea (a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia)


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