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Narrows

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Nar·rows  (nrz)
A strait of southeast New York between Brooklyn and Staten Island in New York City and connecting Upper and Lower New York Bay. The Narrows is spanned by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.
narrows
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a narrow part of a strait, river, or current
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plural noun 1. channel, sound, gulf, passage, straits
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The Firth of Forth (as is very well known) narrows at this point to the width of a good-sized river, which makes a convenient ferry going north, and turns the upper reach into a landlocked haven for all manner of ships.
Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
The current had turned at right angles, sweeping round along with it the tall schooner and the little dancing coracle; ever quickening, ever bubbling higher, ever muttering louder, it went spinning through the narrows for the open sea.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Eventually we found ourselves through the narrows of Obidos and reached the town of Manaos.
The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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