Книга: Gate Strait «The Strait and Other Discourses, with a Lecture On Thomas Carlyle. by a Scotch Preacher»
|
Серия: "-" Книга представляет собой репринтное издание. Несмотря на то, что была проведена серьезная работа по восстановлению первоначального качества издания, на некоторых страницах могут обнаружиться небольшие "огрехи" :помарки, кляксы и т. п. Издательство: "Книга по Требованию" (2010)
Купить за 1310 руб в My-shop |
Другие книги схожей тематики:
| Автор | Книга | Описание | Год | Цена | Тип книги |
|---|
См. также в других словарях:
Strait — Strait, n.; pl. {Straits}. [OE. straight, streit, OF. estreit, estroit. See {Strait}, a.] 1. A narrow pass or passage. [1913 Webster] He brought him through a darksome narrow strait To a broad gate all built of beaten gold. Spenser. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strait — Strait, a. [Compar. {Straiter}; superl. {Straitest}.] [OE. straight, streyt, streit, OF. estreit, estroit, F. [ e]troit, from L. strictus drawn together, close, tight, p. p. of stringere to draw tight. See 2nd {Strait}, and cf. {Strict}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
strait — straitly, adv. straitness, n. /strayt/, n. 1. Often, straits. (used with a sing. v.) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. 2. Often, straits. a position of difficulty, distress, or need: Ill and penniless, he was in sad… … Universalium
Strait of Messina Bridge — Satellite photo of the Strait of Messina, taken June 2002. NASA image. The Strait of Messina Bridge is a long planned suspension bridge across the Strait of Messina, a narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip … Wikipedia
Gate of Tears — Bab el Mandeb Strait linking Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean with the Red Sea; many sailors call it Gate of Hell because of its desert heated winds … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
GATE OF TEARS — the strait of Bab el Mandeb, so called from the shipwrecks frequent in it … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
