gullet vs strait

gullet

noun
  • A channel for water. 

  • A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons. 

  • The throat or esophagus. 

  • The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested. 

  • The space between the teeth of a saw blade. 

  • The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal. 

strait

noun
  • A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water. 

  • A narrow pass, passage or street. 

  • A difficult position. 

  • A neck of land; an isthmus. 

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