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PRONUNCIATION OF MENAI STRAIT

Menai Strait  [ˈmɛnaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MENAI STRAIT

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Menai Strait is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MENAI STRAIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Menai Strait

Menai Strait

The Menai Strait is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about 25 km long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales. The strait is bridged in two places – the main A5 road is carried over the strait by Thomas Telford's elegant iron suspension bridge, the first of its kind, opened in January 1826, and adjacent to this is Robert Stephenson's 1850 Britannia Tubular Bridge. Originally this carried rail traffic in two wrought-iron rectangular box spans, but after a disastrous fire in 1970, which left only the limestone pillars remaining, it was rebuilt as a steel box girder bridge, and now carries both rail and road traffic. Between the two bridge crossings there is a small island in the middle of the strait, Ynys Gorad Goch, on which are built a house and outbuildings and around which are the significant remains of fish traps, no longer used. Menai Strait west of Britannia Bridge showing the memorial to Admiral Lord Nelson The strait varies in width from 400 metres from Fort Belan to Abermenai Point to 1,100 metres from Traeth Gwyllt to Caernarfon Castle.

Definition of Menai Strait in the English dictionary

The definition of Menai Strait in the dictionary is a channel of the Irish Sea between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of NW Wales: famous suspension bridge designed by Thomas Telford and tubular bridge by Robert Stephenson. Length: 24 km. Width: up to 3 km.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MENAI STRAIT


acini
ˈæsɪnaɪ
Adonai
ˌædɒˈnaɪ
alumni
əˈlʌmnaɪ
Brunei
bruːˈnaɪ
Chennai
tʃɪˈnaɪ
Cygni
ˈsɪɡnaɪ
decani
dɪˈkeɪnaɪ
Delphini
dɛlˈfaɪnaɪ
deny
dɪˈnaɪ
Eridani
ɛˈrɪdəˌnaɪ
Gemini
ˈdʒɛmɪˌnaɪ
Iceni
aɪˈsiːnaɪ
nigh
naɪ
nye
naɪ
Panay
pɑːˈnaɪ
rabboni
ræˈbəʊnaɪ
Sinai
ˈsaɪnaɪ
snye
snaɪ
termini
ˈtɜːmɪnaɪ
uncini
ʌnˈsaɪnaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MENAI STRAIT

Menado
menagerie
menaissance
Menam
Menander
menaquinone
menarche
menarcheal
menarchial
menazon
Mencap
Mencius
Mencken

WORDS THAT END LIKE MENAI STRAIT

Bass Strait
Bering Strait
character trait
Cook Strait
Davis Strait
Denmark Strait
distrait
extrait
Formosa Strait
Hudson Strait
Korea Strait
krait
Palk Strait
portrait
self-portrait
strait
studio portrait
Sunda Strait
Taiwan Strait
Torres Strait
trait

Synonyms and antonyms of Menai Strait in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Menai Strait» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Menai Strait to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

梅奈海峡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Menai Estrecho
570 millions of speakers

English

Menai Strait
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

MENAI स्ट्रेट
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مضيق ميناي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Menai пролива
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Estreito de Menai
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেনই স্ট্রেইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détroit de Menai
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selat Menai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Menai Strait
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メナイ海峡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Menai 해협
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Selat Menai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

eo biển Menai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேனாய் நீரிழிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेनई सामुद्रधुनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Menai Boğazı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Stretto di Menai
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Menai Strait
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Menai протоки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Strâmtoarea Menai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Menai Strait
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Menai Strait
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Menai Strait
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Menai Strait
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Menai Strait

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MENAI STRAIT»

The term «Menai Strait» is normally little used and occupies the 134.371 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MENAI STRAIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Menai Strait

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MENAI STRAIT»

Discover the use of Menai Strait in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Menai Strait and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Menai Strait
An adaptation of a Welsh volume providing a handsome collection of colour photographs and illustrations with a highly informative text reflecting the unparalleled beauty and diversity of the landscape along the banks of the Menai Strait, ...
Gwyn Pari Huws, 2003
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A Description of the Suspension Bridge erected over the ...
Telford to consider it as peculiarly'Well adapted for crossing the Menai strait. Hetherel'ore drewa plan upon this ptiucipJe-for'the consideration of the Commissioners ol'the Holyhead road. Before they recommended to Harliantent the execution ...
‎1830
3
Curiosities for the Ingenious: Selected from the Most ...
THE Iron Hanging Bridge now constructing over the Menai Strait, which separates the Isle of Ely from Carmarthenshire, will when completed, be perhaps one of the most singular works of art that any age or nation ever produced. It has been ...
‎1822
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Menai Strait
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Menai Strait (Welsh: Afon Menai, the "River Menai") is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about 25km (16mi) long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
5
British Islands pilot
At two and one-half hours before high water the streams meet near Gallows Point , running from the southwest entrance of Menai Strait in an easterly direction to Gallows Point, and running from the northeast entrance to Menai Strait in a ...
United States. Hydrographic Office, 1917
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Publications
At two and one-half hours before high water the streams meet near Gallows Point , running from the southwest entrance of Menai Strait in. an easterly direction to Gallows Point, and running from the northeast entrance to Menai Strait in a ...
United States. Hydrographic Office, 1917
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Jenkinson's Smaller Practical Guide to North Wales
Y Drosgl has now to be scaled, with good views of the level land between Bangor and Carnarvon, the Menai Strait, Anglesey, and Puffin island. On reaching the S. shoulder of Y Drosgl there is a fine view of the hills on the opposite side of Nant ...
Henry Irwin Jenkinson, 1890
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Sailing Directions for the West Coast of England
MENAI STRAIT.— TIDES. 275 than a quarter of a mile in breadth ; this is further reduced to a breadth of less than 300 yards, in that portion between the tubular and suspension Bridges, known as the Swellies, which also is much encumbered  ...
Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept, 1891
9
Developments in Estuarine and Coastal Study Techniques: ...
The lower limits of benthic macroalgae in the Menai Strait, North Wales, have been determined annually. Secchi disc records from the Menai Strait, collected by the Marine Science Laboratories, UCNW Bangor since 1961, and other optical  ...
John McManus, Michael Elliot, 1989
10
Cycling Britain
Cycling along the moderately busy A4080, the view back across the Menai Strait, spanned by its two bridges and with the craggy peaks of Snowdonia in the background, is really a sight to behold. Just up the road is (take a deep breath) is  ...
Etain O'Carroll, Aaron Anderson, Marc Di Duca, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MENAI STRAIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Menai Strait is used in the context of the following news items.
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Major search operation off Bangor pier sparked by hoax caller …
The RNLI, North Wales Police and the Force helicopter were all launched after caller claimed to see someone jump into the Menai Strait. «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
2
Anglesey is the 'Island of Adventure' and thrills for Ken Skates …
I joined the Deputy Minister as we were flung from side to side speeding down the Menai Strait in a 007-style rib boat yesterday in a tour ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
3
LOOK: Anglesey's Plas Coch Manor House in £400k revamp
Situated in 60 acres of parkland next to the Menai Strait, the exclusive site offers luxury lodges and static caravans along with state of the art ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
4
LOOK: The forgotten factories of North Wales
More recently the land, which lies just off the Menai Strait, was chosen as the preferred site for a multi-million pound North Wales prison which ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
5
Romany caravans cross Menai Bridge during charity tour
A convoy of Romany caravans travelled over the Menai Strait on Friday as part of a charity trip around north Wales. Anglesey was the latest ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
6
'Terrific' support for West Kirby Sailing Club's 100th regatta
Meanwhile the Menai Strait Fortnight is now only four weeks away. West Kirby and Royal Mersey Yacht Club will be amongst the Regatta hosts ... «Wirral Globe, Jul 15»
7
Two women rescued after falling from boat into the Menai Strait
Two women fell into the Menai Strait when travelling on a RibRide boat with the tenor Rhys Meirion's Lap of Wales Challenge team last night. «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
8
GALLERY: Historic MV Balmoral ship officially re-launched at …
The Balmoral will be offering day trips across the Irish Sea, which will see the ship take in sights at Liverpool, Llandudno, the Menai Strait and ... «North Wales Pioneer, Jul 15»
9
Squirrel lovers go nuts for new app by Llandudno firm
... are bouncing back - on Anglesey the population has leapt from 40 to 700 and they're now even spreading across the Menai Strait to Bangor. «North Wales Pioneer, Jul 15»
10
Appy days for Anglesey's red squirrels
... was down to as low as 40, but it's now up to a healthy 700 and they're even spreading across the Menai Strait to Bangor on the mainland. «ITV News, Jul 15»

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