Strait of Calais

Definitions of Strait of Calais
  1. noun
    the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent
    synonyms: Pas de Calais, Strait of Dover
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    a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
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