Meeresstraße

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die Straße von Gibraltar
the Strait of Gibraltar

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Etymology

Meer +‎ -es- +‎ Straße

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Noun

Meeresstraße f (genitive Meeresstraße, plural Meeresstraßen)

  1. (geography) strait; narrow channel of water connecting to bigger bodies of water
    Synonyms: Kanal, Meerenge, Straße
    • 1955, Wolfgang Pickert, Vom Kuban-Brückenkopf bis Sewastopol: Flakartillerie im Verband der 17. Armee. Die Wehrmacht im Kampf Band 7:
      Die Krim wird an ihrem Ostteil, der Halbinsel Kertsch, durch die Meeresstraße von Kertsch begrenzt.
      Crimea is being limited to its eastern part, the peninsula of Kerch, through the strait of Kerch.
  2. (nautical) waterway; a navigable body of water such as a river, channel or canal
    Synonym: Seeschifffahrtsstraße

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Meeresstraße” in Duden online