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CLAMSHELL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does clamshell mean?

• CLAMSHELL (noun)
The noun CLAMSHELL has 2 senses:

1. the shell of a clam
2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

Familiarity information: CLAMSHELL used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CLAMSHELL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The shell of a clam

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("clamshell" is a kind of...):

shell (the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc)

Sense 2

clamshell ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

clamshell; grapple

Hypernyms ("clamshell" is a kind of...):

dredging bucket (a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed)

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