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Definition of Clamshell
1. Noun. The shell of a clam.
2. Noun. A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
Definition of Clamshell
1. Noun. The shell of a clam. ¹
2. Noun. A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam. ¹
3. Noun. In foodservice, the white, usually styrofoam box given to consumers with take-out food. ¹
4. Noun. An object which has a hinge on one edge and two surfaces that close together ¹
5. Noun. (music) An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers. ¹
6. Adjective. similar to the operation of a clam's shell, having a hinge with two sides closing together ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clamshell
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clamshell
Literary usage of Clamshell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Construction Plant: Its Cost and Efficiency by Richard Turner Dana (1914)
"The bins were filled from cars on a parallel track, by means of a locomotive
crane and clamshell Fig. 166. View of Portable Mixer and Conveyor Used for ..."
2. The American Boys' Engineering Book by Alexander Russell Bond (1918)
"clamshell SOUNDING LEAD. THE SOUNDING SKIPPER. SOUNDING BIG BEAR POND. As we said
in the opening chapter of this book, it is impossible to tell a boy what ..."
3. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1910)
"This is the clamshell variety. The orange-peel style is well suited for ...
When the amount of material begins to run low, the clamshell bucket is more ..."
4. Transactions by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1915)
"clamshell GRAB BUCKETS 62 On practically all unloading equipment in which the
str tural and mechanical parts are of sufficient strength to permit, elf Fig. ..."
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