a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things; keeper. 2. the chief administrative officer in charge of a prison. 3. any of various public officials charged with superintendence, as over a port or wildlife. 4. air-raid warden.
Dictionary entry overview: What does narrow mean? â¢ NARROW (noun) The noun NARROW has 1 sense: 1. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water Familiarity information: NARROW used as a noun is very rare. â¢ NARROW (adjective) The adjective NARROW has 5 senses: 1. not wide 2. limited in size or scope 3. lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
Narrowboat - Terminology. 1  Purists tend to write the term with a space (narrow boat) when referring to an original (working) boat or a replica, omitting the space when referring to modern canal boats of around 7-foot (2.13 m) beam and used for leisure including residence.