Narrows

Nar·rows

 (năr′ōz)
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.
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narrows

(ˈnærəʊz)
pl n
(Physical Geography) a narrow part of a strait, river, current, etc
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Nar•rows

(ˈnær oʊz)

n.
The, a strait between Staten Island and Long Island in New York Bay. 2 mi. (3.2 km) long.
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Translations
مَضيق، بوغاز
průlivuličkaúžina
sund
Meerenge
passage étroit
sund
trangt sund
dar boğaz
海峡

narrow

(ˈnӕrəu) adjective
1. having or being only a small distance from side to side. a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.
2. only just managed. a narrow escape.
3. (of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.
verb
to make or become narrow. The road suddenly narrowed.
ˈnarrowly adverb
closely; only just. The ball narrowly missed his head.
ˈnarrows noun plural
a narrow sea-passage; a channel or strait.
ˌnarrow-ˈminded adjective
unwilling to accept ideas different from one's own.
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