strait of magellan

Meaning of word strait of magellan from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

strait of magellan noun

Meaning : The strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent. Discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520. An important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built.

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lexical ambiguity (noun)
The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

thief (noun)
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.

good (noun)
Benefit.

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

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Native to South America. Widely cultivated in many varieties.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

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Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.