瀬せ戸と

noun

strait; channel

Refers to a narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water. Often appears in place names such as 瀬戸内海 (Seto Inland Sea).

• この瀬せ戸とは潮しおの流ながれが速はやい。

  The current in this strait is fast.

• 瀬せ戸と大おお橋はしは本ほん州しゅうと四し国こくを結むすんでいる。

  The Seto Ohashi Bridge connects Honshu and Shikoku.