narrows
pronunciation
How to pronounce narrows in British English:
UK [ˈnærəʊz]
How to pronounce narrows in American English:
US [ˈnæroʊz]
Word Origin
- narrows (n.)
- "narrow place in a river, etc.," 1630s, plural of narrow (n.).
Example
- 1. Smoking narrows the tiny blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin , which decreases blood flow .
- 2. South of sukkur , where a barrage modifies river flow , the indus narrows somewhat , but flooding is apparent there as well .
- 3. For example , engineering company arcadis proposed running one across the verrazano narrows , back in 2009 .
- 4. Let 's consider taking a picture of the same object while only varying the focal length of the system . As the focal length increases the fov narrows , increasing the size of the image on the detector .
- 5. New genetic evidence released in 2010 will show that that party was 60000 years ago , when a band of homo sapiens made it across the narrows of the red sea , and from there to every point on the planet .