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  • Narrow gauge railways in Saxony — The narrow gauge railways in Saxony was once the largest single operator narrow gauge railway network in Germany. At its peak shortly after World War I the network had more than 500 km (311 mi) of tracks. At first, it was primarily… …   Wikipedia

  • Narrow — Nar row (n[a^]r r[ o]), a. [Compar. {Narrower} (n[a^]r r[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Narrowest}.] [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.] 1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Narrow gauge — Narrow Nar row (n[a^]r r[ o]), a. [Compar. {Narrower} (n[a^]r r[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Narrowest}.] [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.] 1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Narrow-nosed Planigale — Narrow nosed Planigale[1] Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • narrow — [nar′ō, ner′ō] adj. [ME narwe < OE nearu, akin to MDu nare, OS naru < IE base * (s)ner , to turn, twist > SNARE, Gr narkē, stupor] 1. small in width as compared to length; esp., less wide than is customary, standard, or expected; not… …   English World dictionary

  • Narrow tailoring — (also known as narrow framing) is the legal principle that a law be written to specifically fulfill only its intended goals. This phrase is most commonly invoked in cases which involve racial discrimination by creating racial distinctions. In the …   Wikipedia

  • Narrow gauge railway — Track gauge by size Broad gauge St …   Wikipedia

  • narrow — ▪ I. narrow nar‧row 1 [ˈnærəʊ ǁ roʊ] adjective 1. small in amount: • The polls give Mr. Edwards a narrow lead. • Analysts had expected a narrow decline in pretax earnings. • The Senate rejected the bid by a narrow margin ( …   Financial and business terms

  • Narrow Street — Coordinates: 51°30′32″N 0°2′1″W / 51.50889°N 0.03361°W / 51.50889; 0.03361 …   Wikipedia

  • narrow — 01. The truck had a lot of trouble getting down the [narrow] street. 02. The old man [narrowly] missed being killed when a car almost hit him as he was crossing the street. 03. We paddled the canoe through a [narrow] channel, and into the open… …   Grammatical examples in English

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