narrows

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noun

A narrow part of a navigable waterway.

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Meanings

narrows1

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of narrow
nounnarrows (plural narrows)
  1. A narrow part of a navigable waterway.

Narrows2

proper noun
  1. A community in Leeds and the Thousand Islands township, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
  2. An unincorporated community in Banks County, Georgia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon.
  4. A town in Giles County, Virginia.
  5. usuallyThe narrow waterway connecting Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay.
  6. The strait that separates the Caribbean islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Translations

Finnish kapeikko
  • kapeikkonarrow part of a navigable waterway
Scottish Gaelic caol, caolas
  • caolnarrow part of a navigable waterway
  • caolasnarrow part of a navigable waterway
Cite this entry
APA

narrows. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narrows

MLA

“narrows.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narrows. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “narrows,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narrows.

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