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# How to pronounce "streight" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/strɪːɪt/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **streight**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- Obsolete spelling of strait.
  - *Example*: "While we were in this situation, one day the admiral, with most of the principal officers, and many people of all stations, being on shore, about seven o'clock in the evening we were alarmed by signals from the frigates stationed for that purpose; and in an instant there was a general cry that the French fleet was out, and just passing through the streights. - "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano", by Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa"

### ADJECTIVE
- Obsolete spelling of straight.
  - *Example*: "Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spines convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porpoises, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals [...]."

### Example Sentences
- "While we were in this situation, one day the admiral, with most of the principal officers, and many people of all stations, being on shore, about seven o'clock in the evening we were alarmed by signals from the frigates stationed for that purpose; and in an instant there was a general cry that the French fleet was out, and just passing through the streights. - "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano", by Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa"
- "Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spines convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porpoises, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals [...]."
- "having ceased to walk in a streight line he perceived that he was no longer ascending the water of the rivulet was beating against his heels instead of"

### Common Phrases
- streight line
- streight shut
- mem streight

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "streight" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "on his mouth then fresh and Rosy in the growing whiteness of the Dawn he said having ceased to walk in a streight line he perceived that he was no longer ascending the water of the rivulet was beating against his heels instead of"
- **Watch at 311:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGU_c12yo5A&t=18683s)

### Example 2
> "it they've had the they've had their allies in Hezbollah move tens of thousands of Israelis out of their home in the north a year ago that would have you would have said that was a Prelude to war but they've done that below War they have their allies the houthis um in the Babel mem streight shut down all international shipping again a year ago that would have been a Prelude to war they've been able to do that below the threshold of war and now they're trying"
- **Watch at 20:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-M05UcMEAc&t=1239s)


## How to Pronounce "streight"

- **Syllables**: streight
- **IPA**: `/strɪːɪt/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “streight”?
“streight” is pronounced /strɪːɪt/ (streight). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### What does “streight” mean?
Obsolete spelling of strait.

### How can I hear “streight” used in real sentences?
This page has 2 real-world video examples of “streight” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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