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hormuz, strait of

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Hor·muz   (hôr-mōōz', hôr'mŭz')   
A strategic waterway linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman. The narrow strait controls oceangoing traffic to and from the oil-rich Gulf States.
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