Dories

noun

A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.

Meaning

  1. (noun) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
  2. (noun) Any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.
  3. (noun) A wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in Ancient Greece. It was usually not thrown but rather thrust at opponents with one hand.

Letter breakdown

  • Dories contains 6 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 7.

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What does Dories mean?

A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.

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Dories has 6 letters.

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