clam shell

collocation in English

meaningsofclamandshell

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clam
noun[C]
uk
/klæm/us
/klæm/
a type of sea creature with a shell in two parts that can close together tightly, and a soft body that can ...
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shell
noun
uk
/ʃel/us
/ʃel/
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and ...
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(Definition ofclamandshellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclam shell

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The upturnedclamshellhas the appearance of an open right hand.
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Cantilevering over the narrow opening is a rectangular wrought-iron frame, fixed to the floor at intermediate points and supporting a giantclamshelland seven candles.
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Theclamshelldoors met each in the middle of the roof with no centre support.
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The ceilings and walls areclamshellplaster on riven oak lath.
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Theclamshellmay be broken during this procedure, ruining it.
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The laptop has a reinforced polymer-basedclamshellcasing that houses the solar panels and makes the laptop more durable.
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These include turquoise, jet, argillite, steatite, red shale, freshwaterclamshell, abalone, and spiny oyster.
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Most bakeries still make the originalclamshellstyle with ricotta filling.
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Some designs use aclamshellreversing device but it is intended for braking or backing up very short distances.
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The third prototype introducedclamshelldoors for the cabin opening upwards and downwards, instead of the sliding ones.
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It was aclamshelldevice that could fit on your belt.
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The assembled limbs were held in a two-part torso (clamshelldesign) which was sonic welded together (the only mechanical process involved).
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Above the rear waistline were a pair of side hingedclamshelldoors covering the entire rear section.
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Loading and unloading was to be accomplished through aclamshelldoor on the nose and a retractable ramp in the rear.
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However, the payload fairing -- aclamshell-shaped covering that protects the satellite during launch -- apparently failed to separate from the spacecraft.
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In this way, the rostroconch shell is more like a taco shell than aclamshell.
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