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narrow

/ˈnæɹoʊ/ noun C2
  1. A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water. · the narrows of New York harbor

Plural narrows

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I wouldn’t be in Bill’s place for a good deal: this fireplace is narrow, to be sure; but I _think_ I can kick a little!”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 27 · B2
But Father Wolf knew that the mouth of the cave was too narrow for a tiger to come in by.
The Jungle Book, p. 5 · B2
She looked like a woman of narrow experience and rigid conscience, which she was; but there was a saving something about her mouth which, if it had been ever so slightly developed, might have been considered indicative of a sense of humor.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 5 · C1
It was a little narrow, twisting path, winding down over a long hill straight through Mr.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 107 · C1

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