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PRONUNCIATION OF DORIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DORIES

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Dories is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DORIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Dory

The dory is a small, shallow-draft boat, about 5 to 7 metres or 16 to 23 feet long. It is usually a lightweight boat with high sides, a flat bottom and sharp bows. They are easy to build because of their simple lines. For centuries, dories have been used as traditional fishing boats, both in coastal waters and in the open sea. Variant spellings are doree and dori. Old dory used for cod fishing in Newfoundland, Canada...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DORIES

doree
Dorgon
dorhawk
Dorian
Doric
doridoid
doris
dorize
dork
dorkiness
Dorking
Dorkland
Dorklander
dorky
dorlach
dorm
dormancy

WORDS THAT END LIKE DORIES

accessories
advisories
calories
categories
countries
directories
dormitories
factories
French Southern and Antarctic Territories
histories
inventories
laboratories
memories
Northwest Territories
repositories
stories
territories
theories
Tories
trajectories
victories

Synonyms and antonyms of dories in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dories» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DORIES

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1,325 millions of speakers

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570 millions of speakers

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510 millions of speakers

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380 millions of speakers
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dories
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dories
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doris
220 millions of speakers

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Dori
190 millions of speakers

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Dories
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dories
130 millions of speakers

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dories
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Translator English - Javanese

Dori
85 millions of speakers
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dories
80 millions of speakers

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dories
75 millions of speakers

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डोरी
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Dories
70 millions of speakers

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orate
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Dories
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40 millions of speakers

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Trends of use of dories

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DORIES»

The term «dories» is regularly used and occupies the 81.884 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DORIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dories

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DORIES»

Discover the use of dories in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dories and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Drift Boats and River Dories: Their History, Design, ...
This is the fascinating history of the river pioneers who designed, built, and used the early river dories and their successive incarnations.
Rodger L. Fletcher, 2007
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The Dory Model Book
The simple construction of proper rocker is obtoined by fordng down the bomm with shores Friendship, Maine, built the type allowed eco- braced {0 fln overheod Drawing by Samuel f Manning from The Dory dories on demand, most nomical ...
Harold Payson, 1997
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Shipbuilders, Sea Captains, and Fishermen: The Story of the ...
He lowered the dories at 4:30 a.m. At about 10:00 a.m., “it breezed up,” McInturf said, and a couple of dories returned. Haugen may have changed his mind and signaled the dories to return by raising a jib halfway. In any case, an hour later, ...
Joe Follansbee, 2006
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No More Mondays: A Nautical Odyssey
They expressed gratitude for the coffee and said it was an ideal time for a short break, and as Tom poured each cup, we learned the building was used to build dories for fishing boats. "Many of the larger fishing boats have at least a half dozen ...
LaVonne Misner, 2002
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Hooking Mats and Rugs
MATERIALS. • 3/4 yard (68.6 cm) total of various blues for water • V4 yard (22.9 cm) gold for dories • Scraps: dark green for outlining dories, white for waves, blue yarns and natural sheep's wool for water highlights ...
Deanne Fitzpatrick
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Ashrafee: The Gold Coin
Dories was in aerobic room, HS in the message room and Colleen was in reception. I was also present. I am sure I was in my office. I do my work out early morning.” “Can I meet them one by one please.” “You start with Dories. You can use ...
Masood Azam, 2005
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Salt of the Sea: The Pacific Coast Cod Fishfry and the Last ...
One of these installed in the 14-foot dories would have taken up most of the space needed for holding the fish. Further, they were not considered reliable in the wet conditions to be expected in the dories, with fish piled all around the engine.
Ed Shields, 2001
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Galicia & Terranova & Labrador: Comparative Studies on ...
But the bultow also increased risks inherent in working from open dories. It placed great importance upon fisher skills as small boat men. In what way? Consider how this fishing complex was applied: In brief, depending on location and ...
Xaquín Rodríguez Campos, José Manuel Santos Solla, 2006
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The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in ...
6: Dories 91 “The glory of the dories is their lightness”: P. T. reilly, cited by Welch, “in Praise of Port Orford cedar.” 91 had emerged as the classic American wilderness experience: nash, Big Drops, 168–69. 93 part of a tradition that reached ...
Kevin Fedarko, 2013
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Lifeboat
Moreover, they knew that schooners carried no lifeboats, but only dories not particularly well equipped for passage making. Conversation between fishermen and U-boat officers proceeded haltingly sometimes, but at other times easily, ...
John R. Stilgoe, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DORIES»

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R2AK: The epic side of everyday people
Dories are the hardworking, slow-going Clydesdales of small boat races. The Boys made steady progress up the Inside Passage and then ... «Juneau Empire, Jul 15»
2
'Big Boats, Little Boats' at Camden Falls
Dories, skiffs, tenders, rowboats —Bonita's keen draftsmen's eye for fine detail gives his quiet boat portraits with an almost photographic realism ... «Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald, Jun 15»
3
Dories 'CS033' (EP stream)
Montreal outfit Dories are back with a brand-new, three-song release via Canadian indie pop powerhouse Craft Singles. Before it arrives ... «Exclaim!, Jun 15»
4
Galyn's celebrates 30 years
That day, they walked away with a small original oil painting of colorful dories rafted up at a dock by Kathleen D. Johnson. It now hangs in an ... «Mount Desert Islander, Jun 15»
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Massachusetts ship cleared by Coast Guard to sail again
Despite carrying a sailing rig, diesel engine, and 14 dories, Adventure was also considered an exceptionally fast and able vessel —a ... «The Sun Chronicle, Jun 15»
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AT THE GALLERIES: Cripps explores the selfie epidemic
Shelley Mitchell is well-known for her iconic boat paintings of dories and small wooden boats reflected in patterns in the water. For her large ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jun 15»
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Mexico: A hallucinogenic fishing tale
The fishing boats are simple, open, 23-foot long fibreglass dories called lanchas. I didn't even see any fishing rods, these guys catch tuna on ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
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Shelburne museum puts rush job on new dory for Cape Sable Island …
Buchanan finished the dory on June 9 with the help of his volunteer assistants, Mick Fearn and Mike Hartigan. Like hundreds of dories before it, ... «Shelburne County Coastguard, Jun 15»
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All in a Day: Dedicated to Craft
Dories and skiffs are iconic emblems of early American industriousness; New England manufactured more than a quarter-million dories within 200 years, ... «Harvard Magazine, Jun 15»
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Schooner Adventure to return to sea
Despite carrying a sailing rig, diesel engine, and 14 dories, Adventure was also considered an exceptionally fast and able vessel — a ... «Gloucester Daily Times, Jun 15»

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