narrows (noun)

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• narrows — noun (plural) 1 also Narrows a narrow passage of water between two pieces of land which connects two larger areas of water 2 AmE a narrow part of a river, lake etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• narrows — noun A narrow part of a navigable waterway …   Wiktionary

• narrows — UK [ˈnærəʊz] / US [ˈneroʊz] noun [plural] Word forms narrows : singular narrows plural narrows a narrow area of water that connects two larger and wider areas of water …   English dictionary

• narrows — plural noun these narrows were first navigated in the sixteenth century Syn: strait(s), sound, channel, waterway, passage, sea passage, neck …   Thesaurus of popular words

• narrows — nar|rows [ nerouz ] noun plural a narrow area of water that connects two larger and wider areas of water …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Narrows Bridge — /næroʊz ˈbrɪdʒ/ (say narohz brij) noun a bridge across the Swan River, Perth, completed in 1959 …  

• Verrazano-Narrows Bridge — noun a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island • Instance Hypernyms: ↑suspension bridge • Part Holonyms: ↑New York, ↑New York City, ↑Greater New York …   Useful english dictionary

• Tacoma Narrows Bridge — noun a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma • Instance Hypernyms: ↑suspension bridge • Part Holonyms: ↑Tacoma …   Useful english dictionary

• Verrazano Narrows — noun a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn • Instance Hypernyms: ↑narrow • Part Holonyms: ↑New York, ↑New York City, ↑Greater New York …   Useful english dictionary

• suspension bridge — noun a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑bridge, ↑span • Instance Hyponyms: ↑Angostura Bridge, ↑Benjamin Franklin Bridge, ↑Bosporus Bridge, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Greater New York — noun the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center • Syn: ↑New York, ↑New York City • Instance Hypernyms: ↑city, ↑metropolis,… …   Useful english dictionary