the Menai Strait
/ðə ˌmenaɪ ˈstreɪt/
/ðə ˌmenaɪ ˈstreɪt/
- a channel that separates the island of Anglesey from the north-west coast of Wales. The Menai Bridge, the road bridge that crosses it, was built by Thomas Telford and was then the biggest suspension bridge (= bridge hanging from cables supported by towers at each end) of its kind in the world.
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