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Definition of dory - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
sea travelRare small flat-bottomed boat used for fishingRare
- The fishermen set out in a dory at dawn.
2.
ocean animalsTECH. large-eyed silvery fish with deep bodyTECH.
- We spotted a dory swimming near the coral reef.
3.
Greek weaponRare wooden spear used by Ancient Greek hoplitesRare
- The museum displayed a dory from ancient times.
Images of dory
small flat-bottomed boat used for fishing 
large-eyed silvery fish with deep body 
wooden spear used by Ancient Greek hoplites
Expressions with dory
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satisfactory and without problems
Everything went hunky-dory at the event yesterday..
Origin of dory
Greek, doru (spear)
Examples of dory in a sentence
A dory was tied to the dock, ready for use. Fishermen often catch dory in these waters. A dory was displayed in the aquarium exhibit. The warrior's dory was found in the excavation. He admired the craftsmanship of the ancient dory.
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- French:doris, saint-pierre, ...
- German:Dory, Petersfisch, ...
- Italian:dory, pesce San Pietro, ...
- Spanish:dory, pez cirujano, ...
- Portuguese:dory, peixe-galo, ...
- Chinese:平底船, 多莉鱼, ...
- Japanese:ドリー, シルバーフィッシュ, ...
- Arabic:قَارِب دُورِي, سَمَكَة دُورِي, ...
- Hebrew:דּוֹרִי, דּוֹג דּוֹרִי, ...
- Russian:дора, рыба-дори, ...
- Ukrainian:доре, дорі, ...
- Hindi:डोरी, डोरी मछली, ...
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