narrow seas
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The first colonists would thus have needed boats to cross some narrow seas in order to settle this land.
From Economist ● Jan. 17, 2013
It looks now as if the battle were to be fought on the narrow seas that separate Britain from the Continent.
From Time Magazine Archive
The progress of the war has proved that within the narrow seas the submarine can be countered, and that the extension of its capabilities on the high seas is beset with difficulties.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
It helped to make of the narrow seas an English channel.
From The Reign of Mary Tudor by Rhys, Ernest
During this peaceful epoch Monson had to fulfil an unthankful office as guardian of the narrow seas, i.e., the English and Irish Channels, and adjacent waters.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick
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