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Texas chicken

Texas chicken noun: a maneuver in which two ships pass each other in a narrow channel by taking advantage of each other's suction to stay straight.

Noun

Texas chicken (plural Texas chickens)

  1. A maneuver in which two ships pass each other in a narrow channel by taking advantage of each other's suction to stay straight.

Forms of Texas chicken

pluralTexas chickens

Origin of Texas chicken

From its use in the Houston Ship Channel.

Questions about Texas chicken

What does Texas chicken mean?
Texas chicken means a maneuver in which two ships pass each other in a narrow channel by taking advantage of each other's suction to stay straight.
What part of speech is Texas chicken?
Texas chicken is a noun.
What is the plural of Texas chicken?
The plural of Texas chicken is Texas chickens.

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