narrow
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈnɛroʊ/
:
estrecho
- The fishermen gathered at the narrows where the river flowed between the cliffs.
- come through the narrows
- way through the narrows
- down by the narrows
Examples
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As we sailed through the narrows, we admired the towering rock formations on either side.
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Ice spread out from the narrows, covering the Sound and stretching along the shores of the White Sea, breaking into drift ice in the dark distance.
Fiction book (2002) -
Join us at the narrows, just ahead of 'em.
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We're not gonna make it to the narrows.
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We'll ride ahead and take 'em at the narrows.
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It's in the narrows, Rachel.
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Four hills later, we drifted into the narrows of Red Canyon.
Fiction book (1994) -
This was off Morro Castle, the cattle boat streaming black smoke as it came through the narrows.
Fiction book (2002) -
The water ran swift in the narrows, and corded muscles, swollen veins, stood out on the men's necks.
Fiction book (1994) -
Their arms were strong from paddling against the current day after day, and they bucked the dugout through the narrows into tamer water, where the swirling pools were almost hypnotic as they scurried by and disappeared.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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7.6
A narrow area of sea between two areas of land
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3.8
A deep narrow waterway that ships can use
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8.9
A narrow channel of water with strong currents where boats pass
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5.0
A narrow passage of water joining two larger seas or oceans
A narrow entrance that connects a bay or lagoon to the sea
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Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A railway track with rails closer together than on a standard railway
A small toad with a very narrow mouth that lives in the southeastern United States
- Specialized
An airplane with one aisle that airlines often use on short or domestic flights
- Specialized
A passenger plane with one aisle that is used for short or medium flights
- Specialized
A plant from western North America with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers
- Specialized
A tall marsh plant with long narrow leaves and a brown flower head
- Specialized
A plant with narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers that grows in the western United States
- Australian
A large Australian tree from Queensland with cream flowers that have red marks inside
A European plant with purple and pink flowers that farmers grow for animal food or to improve soil
A plant from the southwestern United States with narrow leaves and yellow-orange flowers
A tall water plant with narrow leaves and a long brown flower spike that grows in wetlands
A fern with narrow leaves on yellowish stalks that grows in shady rocky places
A flowering plant with narrow leaves and white flowers at the top
A small toad with smooth tough skin that hides and lives in central and western North America
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Etymology
Narrow comes from an old English word meaning 'tight' or 'close' and is related to the word near. So a narrow (a strait) is water squeezed into a 'tight' space between larger seas, which is why boats must pass carefully.