détroit
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin districtus. Doublet of district. Compare also étroit and strict.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]détroit m (plural détroits)
- strait (narrow channel of water)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “détroit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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