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A strait is  a narrow sea channel or a difficult situation â remember that both are difficult to navigate. If you're stranded on a strait off the Black Sea, you might also say that you're in dire straits.
In a larger nautical context, as a geographical place name, the term channel is another word for strait, which is defined as a relatively narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. In this nautical context, the terms strait, channel, sound, and passage are synonymous and usually interchangeable.