narrow1 .1a.a(Maide) caol; (bealach) cúng; (éadach) gann, sciota. To grow narrow, caolú, cúngú. Narrow-gauge railway, bóthar iarainn caol. The narrow seas, na caoil; na caolfharraigí. bBeag, (aigne) chúng. Narrow limits, limistéar teoranta. In the narrowest sense, sa chiall is cruinne. cNarrow examination, mionscrúdú m. dA narrow majority, breis shuarach, bheag. S.a. ESCAPE1 1, SHAVE1 2. 2s.pl.Narrows, caoil mpl (farraige). ►narrowly, adv. 1. a(Rud a thuiscint) sa chiall is cruinne; go caolaigeanta. b(Rud a scrúdú) go mion, go cruinn. 2. He narrowly missed being drowned, ní raibh ann ach nár bádh é.