American English pronunciation
How to pronounce narrows
IPA transcription: ['nɛɹoʊz]
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Noun
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a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Verb
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define clearly
“I cannot narrow down the rules for this game”
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become more focus on an area of activity or field of study
“She specializes in Near Eastern history”
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make or become more narrow or restricted
“The selection was narrowed”
“The road narrowed”
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become tight or as if tight
“Her throat constricted”
Usage examples
- The lake's name comes from the Algonquian word "opeauwingauk" meaning "sandy narrows".
- None of the major passages around Scotland, which led through dangerous narrows, were marked.
- A narrows is also typically a good location for trapping migrating fish.
- Sometimes, the snake flattens and narrows its head to form a hood.
- The highway narrows to a two-lane highway and passes through farmland.
- In the east, the Great Sound narrows to form Hamilton Harbour.
- The narrows have been inhabited since prehistoric times.