clam·shell (kl m sh l )n. 1. The shell of a clam. 2. Any of various devices that consist of two parts attached by a hinge and that open and close like a clamshell, especially a digging or dredging machine with a bucket that has hinged jaws or a handheld electronic device. |
clamshell [ˈklæmˌʃɛl]
n
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Chiefly US a dredging bucket that is hinged like the shell of a clam
2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) Aeronautics
a. an aircraft cockpit canopy hinged at the front and rear
b. the hinged door of a cargo aircraft
c. another name for eyelid [2]
3. any of a variety of objects hinged like the shell of a clam, such as a container for takeaway food, a portable computer, etc.
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| Noun | 1. |  clamshell - the shell of a clam shell - the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod |
| 2. | clamshell - a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam dredging bucket - a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed |
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