Both Uses of
strait
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- Hell is a strait and dark and foul-smelling prison, an abode of demons and lost souls, filled with fire and smoke.†
Chpt 3
- —The horror of this strait and dark prison is increased by its awful stench.†
Chpt 3 *
Definition:
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(strait as in: Strait of Hormuz) a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water