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clam·shell  (klmshl)

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.

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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.

Thesaurus

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 grapple dredging bucket - a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed