STRAIT OF MALACCA Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase strait of malacca. (close relations)
Definition of STRAIT OF MALACCA
Best Alternative Words for STRAIT OF MALACCA
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| channel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a path over which electrical signals can pass • a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through • a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) • a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels • (often plural) a means of communication or access • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance • a television station and its programs • a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors verb • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission • direct the flow of • send from one person or place to another | ||||||||
| narrow | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not wide • lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view • very limited in degree noun • a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water adjective satellite • limited in extent or scope • characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination verb • make or become more narrow or restricted • define clearly • become more focused on an area of activity or field of study • become tight or as if tight | ||||||||
| passage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of passing from one state or place to the next • a section of text; particularly a section of medium length • a way through or along which someone or something may pass • the passing of a law by a legislative body • a journey usually by ship • a short section of a musical composition • a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass • a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another • the motion of one object relative to another • the act of passing something to another person | ||||||||
| waterway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a navigable body of water • a conduit through which water flows | ||||||||
