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Definition of Streight
1. a., n., & adv. See 2nd Strait.
Definition of Streight
1. Noun. (obsolete spelling of strait) ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete spelling of straight) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Streight
1. a narrow waterway [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Streight
Literary usage of Streight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for by John Byron, John Samuel Wallis, Philip Carteret, James Cook, Joseph Banks (1785)
"... through the streight, and of the Shoals and Rocks that lie near them.
AVING cleared the streight, ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"AD streight, 51st Indiana, who had suggested the expedition, was designated to
lead it, and was given a provisional infantry brigade of 1700 men, ..."
3. The Campaigns of Lieut.-Gen. N.B. Forrest, and of Forrest's Cavalry by Thomas Jordan, J. P. Pryor (1868)
"THE streight RAID. ... Country—Inauguration of Federal Cavalry Raid under Colonel
streight—Prompt Pursuit by Forrest—Night Combat in Sand Mountain—Series of ..."
4. Battles and Sketches of the Army of Tennessee by Bromfield Lewis Ridley (1906)
"CAPTURE OF streight. General AP Stewart read at the Louisiana Soldiers' Home the
other day a very interesting account of Forrest's famous pursuit and ..."
5. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1863)
"Colonel streight asked time to consider, after which he surrendered, exacting the
... i flag; and that he (Colonel streight) he permitted to go around the ..."
6. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1812)
"... out the streight in the Continent. NOTWITHSTANDING the admiral had heard fo
much from ... streight ..."
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