narrow seasn.

Brit.

/ˌnarəʊ ˈsiːz/, U.S.

/ˌnɛroʊ ˈsiz/

Forms:

α. (In singular form) Middle English narowe see, 1500s narowe sea, 1500s narowe seey; 1900s– narrow sea; also Scottish pre-1700 narow se.

β. (In plural form) 1500s narowe sees, 1500s narrowe seas, 1500s– narrow seas; Scottish pre-1700 narrow seais, pre-1700 narrow sies, pre-1700 1700s– narrow seas.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: narrow adj., sea n.

Etymology: < narrow adj. + sea n.; in later use chiefly in plural form.With the specific sense of narrow adj. compare narrow adj. 2b and Old French, Middle French estreit strait adj.

1. Chiefly with the (also in singular). The seas separating Great Britain from Ireland and from continental Europe.Esp. in early use (in singular) applied to the English Channel; subsequently spec. (until the introduction of the legal concept of international waters) both the English Channel and the southern North Sea, over which the English monarch claimed sovereignty (see P. Kemp Oxf. Compan. Ships & Sea (1976) 57/23).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > channels around Britain

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a1450–1500 ( Libel Eng. Policy (1926) 7 (MED) No man may denye..That we bee maysteres of the narowe see.

?c1475 in J. Gairdner Sailing Direct. (1889) 21 (MED) Yif..ye be bounde into the narowe see..than go your cours north est.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xlix^v He called home againe his shippes of warre whiche he had apoynted to kepe the narowe sees.

1562–3 Royal Proclam. 8 Feb. All marchauntes of all other nations, passynge through her narrowe Seas with theyr shippes and vessels.

1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 i. i. 240 Sterne Fawconbridge Commands the narrow seas.

1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 198 In 88. upon short warning they rigged to the narrow seas 100. good men of warre.

1690 London Gaz. No. 2574/1 Your Majesties Dominion of the Narrow Seas.

1721 J. Perry Acct. Stopping Daggenham Breach 22 Such cruising Ships..who are appointed..to have their Station in the narrow Seas, between England and Ireland.

1754 Ess. Manning Fleet 45 As soon as they arrive within the Narrow Seas.

1807 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 17 Great Britain has the sovereignty of what are called the narrow seas.

1850 Ld. Tennyson Princess (ed. 3) Concl. 174 God bless the narrow seas!

1931 J. Buchan Blanket of Dark xiv. 330 The writ of England shall run from Thule and the Ebudes to the Narrow Seas.

1945 P. Scott (title) The battle of the Narrow Seas.

1981 Dict. National Biogr. 1961–70 10/2 The fighter aircraft..needed to deny the Luftwaffe control of the narrow seas, without which the invasion of Britain was impossible.

1984 P. C. Smith (title) Hold the narrow sea: naval warfare in the English Channel 1939-1945.

1995 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 59 620 Submarines would prevent hostile navies from undertaking any serious operations in the narrow seas around Britain.

2. Any of various other straits and narrow seaways. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > strait or narrow channel

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khal1903

1615 W. Bedwell Arabian Trudgman in tr. Mohammedis Imposturæ sig. M3 The mouth of the narrow seas..is after the Arabicke name vulgarly..called Estrecho de Gibraltar.

c1626 H. Bisset Rolment Courtis (1922) II. 199 In the narrow seais called Hillispontus.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. x. 48 It may bee hee meant in some narrow Seas.

1999 Washington Post (Nexis) 15 Mar. a16 The time may come when narrow seas such as the Persian Gulf are untenable for surface ships in wartime.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	narrow seas
释义	narrow seasn. Brit. /ˌnarəʊ ˈsiːz/, U.S. /ˌnɛroʊ ˈsiz/ Forms: α. (In singular form) Middle English narowe see, 1500s narowe sea, 1500s narowe seey; 1900s– narrow sea; also Scottish pre-1700 narow se. β. (In plural form) 1500s narowe sees, 1500s narrowe seas, 1500s– narrow seas; Scottish pre-1700 narrow seais, pre-1700 narrow sies, pre-1700 1700s– narrow seas. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: narrow adj., sea n. Etymology: < narrow adj. + sea n.; in later use chiefly in plural form.With the specific sense of narrow adj. compare narrow adj. 2b and Old French, Middle French estreit strait adj. 1. Chiefly with the (also in singular). The seas separating Great Britain from Ireland and from continental Europe.Esp. in early use (in singular) applied to the English Channel; subsequently spec. (until the introduction of the legal concept of international waters) both the English Channel and the southern North Sea, over which the English monarch claimed sovereignty (see P. Kemp Oxf. Compan. Ships & Sea (1976) 57/23). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > channels around Britain narrow seasa1450 a1450–1500 ( Libel Eng. Policy (1926) 7 (MED) No man may denye..That we bee maysteres of the narowe see. ?c1475 in J. Gairdner Sailing Direct. (1889) 21 (MED) Yif..ye be bounde into the narowe see..than go your cours north est. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xlix^v He called home againe his shippes of warre whiche he had apoynted to kepe the narowe sees. 1562–3 Royal Proclam. 8 Feb. All marchauntes of all other nations, passynge through her narrowe Seas with theyr shippes and vessels. 1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 i. i. 240 Sterne Fawconbridge Commands the narrow seas. 1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 198 In 88. upon short warning they rigged to the narrow seas 100. good men of warre. 1690 London Gaz. No. 2574/1 Your Majesties Dominion of the Narrow Seas. 1721 J. Perry Acct. Stopping Daggenham Breach 22 Such cruising Ships..who are appointed..to have their Station in the narrow Seas, between England and Ireland. 1754 Ess. Manning Fleet 45 As soon as they arrive within the Narrow Seas. 1807 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 17 Great Britain has the sovereignty of what are called the narrow seas. 1850 Ld. Tennyson Princess (ed. 3) Concl. 174 God bless the narrow seas! 1931 J. Buchan Blanket of Dark xiv. 330 The writ of England shall run from Thule and the Ebudes to the Narrow Seas. 1945 P. Scott (title) The battle of the Narrow Seas. 1981 Dict. National Biogr. 1961–70 10/2 The fighter aircraft..needed to deny the Luftwaffe control of the narrow seas, without which the invasion of Britain was impossible. 1984 P. C. Smith (title) Hold the narrow sea: naval warfare in the English Channel 1939-1945. 1995 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 59 620 Submarines would prevent hostile navies from undertaking any serious operations in the narrow seas around Britain. 2. Any of various other straits and narrow seaways. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > strait or narrow channel sounda1300 straitc1386 narrowa1544 kyle1549 guta1552 distrait1562 fret1576 pacea1578 cut1598 narrow seas1615 Propontis1689 neck1719 tickle1770 rigolet1771 khal1903 1615 W. Bedwell Arabian Trudgman in tr. Mohammedis Imposturæ sig. M3 The mouth of the narrow seas..is after the Arabicke name vulgarly..called Estrecho de Gibraltar. c1626 H. Bisset Rolment Courtis (1922) II. 199 In the narrow seais called Hillispontus. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. x. 48 It may bee hee meant in some narrow Seas. 1999 Washington Post (Nexis) 15 Mar. a16 The time may come when narrow seas such as the Persian Gulf are untenable for surface ships in wartime. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1450
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