STRAIT OF HORMUZ

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Synonyms:

Strait of Hormuz; Strait of Ormuz

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

sound; strait (a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)

Holonyms ("Strait of Hormuz" is a part of...):

Arabian Sea (a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia)