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PRONUNCIATION OF NARROW SEAS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NARROW SEAS

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Narrow seas is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NARROW SEAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

narrow seas

English Channel

The English Channel, often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about 560 km long and varies in width from 240 km at its widest to 33.1 km in the Strait of Dover. It is the smallest of the shallow seas around the continental shelf of Europe, covering an area of some 75,000 km2.

Definition of narrow seas in the English dictionary

The definition of narrow seas in the dictionary is the channels between Great Britain and the Continent and Great Britain and Ireland.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NARROW SEAS

narratory
narre
narrow
narrow boat
narrow gauge
narrow money
narrow squeak
narrow-gauge line
narrow-minded
narrow-mindedly
narrow-mindedness
narrow-shouldered
narrowband
narrowcast
narrowcasting
narrowing
narrowish
narrowly
narrowness
narrows

WORDS THAT END LIKE NARROW SEAS

Aeneas
cream teas
freedom of the seas
get ideas
green peas
high seas
inner-city areas
mushy peas
overseas
pancreas
San Andreas
seas
seven seas
South Seas
split peas
the Proteas
underseas
Voluntary Service Overseas
whereas
yeas

Synonyms and antonyms of narrow seas in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «narrow seas» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NARROW SEAS

Find out the translation of narrow seas to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of narrow seas from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «narrow seas» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狭窄海域
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mares estrechos
570 millions of speakers

English

narrow seas
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संकीर्ण समुद्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البحار الضيقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

узкие моря
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mares estreitos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংকীর্ণ সমুদ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mers étroites
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laut sempit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schmalen Meere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

海峡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

좁은 해협
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Segara sing sempit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vùng biển hẹp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுகிய கடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अरुंद समुद्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dar denizler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mari stretti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wąskie morza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вузькі моря
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mările înguste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στενές θάλασσες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

smal see
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smala haven
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trange farvann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of narrow seas

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NARROW SEAS»

The term «narrow seas» is used very little and occupies the 160.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NARROW SEAS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «narrow seas» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «narrow seas» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about narrow seas

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NARROW SEAS»

Discover the use of narrow seas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to narrow seas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Naval Strategy and Operations in Narrow Seas
Milan N. Vego. other challenges to the operations of large naval vessels because of the unique features of its physical environment, specifically, the small size of the area involved and the correspondingly short distances, the proximity of the ...
Milan N. Vego, 2013
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Pirates of the Narrow Seas 1 : the Sallee Rovers
"Pirates of the Narrow Seas was a dashing good tale full of adventure and mayhem"'Sage Whistler, author of 'Broken'"nail-bitingly intense . . . I highly recommend that you rush out and get this book.
M. Kei, 2010
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Pirates of the Narrow Seas 2 : Men of Honor
Peter Thorton and his lover set out on a quest to rescue a captive duke who is the pretender to the throne of Portugal.
M. Kei, 2010
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The Battle of the Narrow Seas: A History of the Light ...
This is the story of the struggle for the control of the narrow seas of the Channel and the southern North Sea during the Second World War, told by Peter Scott who, as a MTB commander, saw action against the enemy throughout the course of ...
Peter Scott, 2009
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Narrow seas, small Navies, and fat merchantmen: naval ...
Divided into three parts this volume first looks at small navies, then describes their characteristic operations, and concludes by outlining implications of this naval revolution for United States' maritime strategy.
Charles W. Koburger, 1990
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Pirates of the Narrow Seas 3 : Iron Men
Back in service with the British navy, Lt. Peter Thorton suffers misfortunes in love and war.
M. Kei, 2010
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Literature, Identity, and the English Channel: Narrow Seas ...
This book concerns the significance of the English Channel in British and French literature from the 1780s onwards: a timely subject given the intense debates in progress about the actual and desired relationships between Britain and ...
Dominic Rainsford, 2002
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Elements of International Law and Laws of War
In the narrow seas. Questions of territorial jurisdiction, or dominion over the narrow seas, have not unfrequently given rise to contentions with respect to the maritime honors to be rendered to the flag of the state claiming such dominion, by the ...
Henry Wager Halleck, 1866
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Britain and the British Seas
of the intervening sea-bed and the rock structure of the divided lands. Note on the " Narrow Seas." — England formerly claimed sovereignty over the Narrow Seas as far as the continental coasts, and sent out ships to keep the peace upon them  ...
10
Wine-dark, Blood Red Sea: Naval Warfare in the Aegean, 1941-1946
After Italy's surrender to the Allies in September 1943, German naval forces took control of the entire Aegean, and the resulting guerrilla war in the narrow seas and littoral waters would continue to rage until the general peace.
Charles W. Koburger, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NARROW SEAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term narrow seas is used in the context of the following news items.
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Winning on presentation
... a proper Sicilian cafe that feels exactly like you've crossed the narrow seas that separate us and sat at any cafe/tavola calda over there. «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
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'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 Spoilers: Episode 9 Has A Shocking …
Across the Narrow Seas, Lana of the Canals is distracted by the arrival of Mace Tyrell and Ser Meryn Trant. The knight of the Kingsguard is on ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
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7 Reasons Arya Stark Deserves The Iron Throne On 'Game Of …
While she has no royal blood and therefore no rightful claim to the throne — not to mention the fact that she currently finds herself across the narrow seas in ... «Bustle, May 15»
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Risks of war in the narrow seas
Two sea skirmishes this week are unsettling, one in the Baltic Sea, the other, more dangerous in the short term, in the Strait of Hormuz, the ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
5
Defending against China
The second proposal is naval mine warfare. Naval ships could lay and clear mines to restrict or allow transit through narrow seas and straits. «Philippine Star, Apr 15»
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On Littoral Warfare
Enclosed and semi-enclosed seas are popularly called “narrow seas.”[17] In the military meaning of the term, a narrow sea is a body of water ... «ISN, Apr 15»
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Game of Thrones 2016: House of Clinton, House of Bush
And the silverware I took from the castle barely covered one trip across the Narrow Seas! I shall wait no longer — it's my turn!” With that, the ... «PJ Media, Apr 15»
8
Madonna wants to try comedy
... had escaped King's Landing and by the looks of things, he has found himself on the run across the Narrow Seas and…oh, there be dragons! «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
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'Game Of Thrones' Season 5 Key Art Unveiled – New Horizons
Following on his escape from King's Landing, Peter Dinklage's Tyrion Lannister is now on the run across the Narrow Seas – as this image ... «Deadline.com, Feb 15»
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This is Japan's Best Strategy to Defeat China at Sea
... some of which are specifically designed to target vessels passing through narrow seas. Japan's 2012 Defense White Paper specifically talks ... «The Diplomat, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Narrow seas [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/narrow-seas>. May 2024 ».
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