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narrow escape

Syllables: nar·row es·capeUK/ˌnæɹəʊ ɪˈskeɪp//ˌnæɹoʊ əˈskeɪp/

narrow escape noun: a situation in which some danger or unfortunate circumstance is only just avoided.

Noun

narrow escape (plural narrow escapes)

  1. A situation in which some danger or unfortunate circumstance is only just avoided.
    • Meredith referred to the turnpike or carriage road constructed by the Tredegar Iron Company alongside the tramroad from Penllwyn Mawr to Tredegar, and said there was no fence between the two; he had experienced narrow escapes at times when on horseback, for horses occasionally took fright when...1939 September, Charles E. Lee, “The Sirhowy Valley and Its Railways—I”, in The Railway Magazine, London: Tothill Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 207

narrow escape meaning in Telugu, Malayalam and Tagalog

narrow escape in Telugu

a narrow escape
గండము gaṇḍamu

narrow escape in Malayalam

തലനാരിഴക്ക്‌ രക്ഷപ്പെടൽ

narrow escape in Tagalog

situation in which some danger or unfortunate circumstance is only just avoided
lusót

Synonyms of narrow escape

Forms of narrow escape

pluralnarrow escapes

Origin of narrow escape

From narrow (“having a small degree or margin”, adjective) + escape (noun).

Words that rhyme with narrow escape

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Questions about narrow escape

What does narrow escape mean?
Narrow escape means a situation in which some danger or unfortunate circumstance is only just avoided.
What is narrow escape in Telugu?
Narrow escape in Telugu is గండము (gaṇḍamu). See Narrow escape meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is narrow escape?
Narrow escape is a noun.
How do you pronounce narrow escape?
Narrow escape is pronounced /ˌnæɹəʊ ɪˈskeɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of narrow escape?
The plural of narrow escape is narrow escapes.

Words near narrow escape in the dictionary

  1. narrow cloth
  2. narrow cloths
  3. narrow construction
  4. narrow constructions
  5. narrow down
  6. narrow escape
  7. narrow escapes
  8. narrow gauge
  9. narrow gauges
  10. narrow house
  11. narrow houses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: narrow escape (page history and authors); గండము (Telugu) (page history and authors); narrow escape (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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