* Strait. "Strait" refers to something which is narrow, especially at sea. It can be pluralised as "Straits" in many cases. "Straitjacket" also comes from this

* Strait. "Strait" refers to something which is narrow, especially at sea. It can be pluralised as "Straits" in many cases. "Straitjacket" also comes from this root. "Straight" refers to something which is not curved. The "gh" used to be pronounced and still is in some parts of Scotland.