A situation in which an accident or other unfortunate incident is only just avoided.

plural of narrow escape

stingy; illiberal

(mining) The construction of passages, air-shafts, etc.

(textiles, obsolete) Cloth, especially woolen, of less than 54 inches in width.

plural of narrow cloth

(law) The legal principle that a law must be written specifically and narrowly only to accomplish the state's intended goals.

(artificial intelligence) Abbreviation of narrow artificial intelligence.

(law) Alternative form of strict construction

(aviation, petrochemistry, chemical engineering, of jet fuel) Composed of moderately-heavy hydrocarbons with boiling points in the kerosene range, without a significant proportion of lighter, gasoline-type hydrocarbons; Jet A is an example of a fuel of this type.