strait of hormuz

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsStrait of Ormuz

   Broaderstrait

   Part ofArabian Sea

Questions about strait of hormuz

What does strait of hormuz mean?

strait of hormuz means "a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman".

What is another word for strait of hormuz?

Close synonyms include Strait of Ormuz. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is strait of hormuz a common word?

strait of hormuz is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.