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
One of its exploits was to compel the Dutch to pay a large sum for the privilege of fishing in the narrow seas about Great Britain.
From Charles I Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
It is worth noting that while there were more soldiers than seamen in the Armada, there were more seamen than soldiers in the fleet that met it in the narrow seas.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by John Richard Hale
A hundred years later another fleet conveyed a foreign army across the narrow seas from the Netherlands to change effectively the course of English affairs.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by John Richard Hale
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