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
In the context of British Inland Waterways, narrow boat refers to the original working boats built in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries for carrying goods on the narrow canals (where locks and bridge holes would have a minimum width of 7 feet (2.13 m); some locks on the Shropshire Union are even smaller).