Narrow waterways

Usage examples of straits.

Gessoriacum, or Boulogne, in the straits of the British Channel, was chosen by the emperor for the station of the Roman fleet.

The vessels which transported the Vandals over the modern Straits of Gibraltar, a channel only twelve miles in breadth, were furnished by the Spaniards, who anxiously wished their departure.

Another party, which seemed a multitude in the eyes of the Romans, penetrated, without opposition, from the Straits of Thermopylae to the Isthmus of Corinth.

I had wondered, idly, aboard the ship from Marsilikos, how far the domain of the Master of the Straits extended.

The birds would be shipped through the Straits of Darkness to the dukes' camp.

We braved the straits early in the season, stealing the march on other ships, or so we hoped.

But you're talking about winter storms, and you're talking about running the Straits of Darkness.

If so much as one of those drink-besotted scoundrels learns you mean to risk the Straits of Darkness this late in the season, you'll have to turn out the garrison to comb the woods for deserters.

Tradition holds there's no valid compact between captain and crew to sail the straits in winter, save by agreement.

In fair weather the straits were a difficult passage, for though they appeared wide at most points, dangerous rocks were hidden just below the water in many critical places.

One moment they were fighting with mad strength to clear the rocks and pass through the fury of the straits, the next they were running before a stiff breeze with the darkness behind.

And if we left now, we'd have to sail about until the weather in the straits breaks.

I'd rather hide here a while, then a quick run west, through the straits, and up the Far Coast with no delay.

He must have taken the Straits of Darkness during the winter, or he never would have reached the city when he did.

If any can clear the straits in winter in this bucket, it is Amos Trask, and that's no idle boast.