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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A narrow part of a navigable waterway.

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of narrow form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An unincorporated community in the Leeds and the Thousand Islands, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
2. 2
   An unincorporated community in Banks County, Georgia.
3. 3
   An unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon.
4. 4
   A town in Virginia.
5. 5
   The narrow waterway connecting Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay. usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

armarmletbaybayoubeltbight

Example

More examples

"At this point the sea narrows into a strait."

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