Definition of texas
: a structure on the awning deck of a steamer that contains the officers' cabins and has the pilothouse in front or on top
- Trending Now: More Trending:
- hogwash probity sequacious inadmissible oligarch, pejorative
- ALL
What's Trending Now
More Trending Words
Recent Examples of texas from the Web
-
Any sports writers out there willing to put texas in the preseason poll next year should be fired…..and flogged.
-
TEXAS: Republican Gov. Greg Abbott can offer incentives to job creators.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'texas.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of texas
Texas, state of U.S.; from the naming of cabins on Mississippi steamboats after states, the officers' cabins being the largest
Definition of Texas
state in the southern U.S. bordering on Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico; capital Austin area 266,807 square miles (691,030 square kilometers), population 25,145,561
Learn More about texas
-
See words that rhyme with texas Nglish: Translation of texas for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of texas for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about texas
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up texas? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
