narrows Definition

to decrease the breadth or extent of : contract —often used with down

to decrease the scope or sphere of : limit —often used with down

to lessen in width or extent : contract —often used with down

inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern New York state and northeastern New Jersey at the mouth of the Hudson River forming the harbor of metropolitan New York City and consisting of Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay connected by the Narrows (strait separating Staten Island and Long Island)

a narrow part or passage; specifically : a strait connecting two bodies of water —usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction

the way of propriety and rectitude —used with the