Meanings
nounTexas chicken (plural Texas chickens)
plural Texas chickens
- A maneuver in which two ships pass each other in a narrow channel by taking advantage of each other's suction to stay straight.
Origin
From its use in the Houston Ship Channel.
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APA
Texas chicken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20chicken
MLA
“Texas chicken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20chicken. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Texas chicken,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Texas%20chicken.
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