Meaning of Narrowing | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The process of becoming narrow.
2. The part of a stocking that is narrowed.

Equivalents

Examples

“narrowings of the road”

“Owing to the war, it was not thought advisable to carry out repairs to this pier, as this would have involved the temporary narrowing of the channel, and it was not until 1919 that it was decided to proceed with the construction of a steel-pile coffer dam round the south pier.”

“It may be observed, as a general rule, that the length of a stocking, before the narrowings, should be, at the least, equal to twice the width of the top...”

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