narrow strait
Slim water corridor
A narrow strait is a tight water passage connecting two larger bodies of water.
The phrase is somewhat redundant since straits are by definition narrow, but it emphasizes constriction—often where geography creates bottlenecks for shipping or military control: The fleet passed through the narrow strait under cover of darkness.
- tidal flowMoon-driven water movement
- ocean currentContinuous seawater movement
- strong currentIntense water flow
- shipping laneDesignated ocean travel path
- trade routePath for commerce
tight squeeze · fjord · channel · passage · marine ecosystem · sound · inlet · deep water · choke point · estuary · fishing zone · brackish water · bay · isthmus · coastal erosion · rocky coastline · coral reef · cove
- chokepointschoke point, bottleneck, pinch point, pass, defile
- waterwaysriver, rivers, canal, canals, stream
water body width/openness
narrow straitopen ocean
Sea far from shore
open sea · high seas · open water · open waters · sea
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