clamshell
noun
clam·shell
ˈklam-ˌshel 
1
: the shell of a clam
2
a
: a bucket or grapple (as on a dredge) having two hinged jaws
b
: an excavating machine having a clamshell
c
: either of a pair of doors (as in an airplane tail) that open out and away from each other
d
: a hinged container, case, or cover that opens like the shell of a clam
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The tent sleeps two and utilizes an innovative U-bar design to increase head and foot space by over 30 percent in comparison with traditional clamshell styles.
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Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
Palm was further buoyed by the poor showing of the first Windows CE 1.0 devices, whose clamshell form factor polarized reviewers, and its interface and performance attracted some of the same complaints the Zoomer did.
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2024
Discoveries like the clamshell igloos underscore what Ferdinand Hayden figured out on his trailblazing journey through the Breaks back in 1855: no fossil is too small or too obscure to reveal amazing, unexpected details about ancient ecosystems.
—Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
This plastic is used for beverage bottles and clamshell containers.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
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Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
Palm was further buoyed by the poor showing of the first Windows CE 1.0 devices, whose clamshell form factor polarized reviewers, and its interface and performance attracted some of the same complaints the Zoomer did.
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2024
Discoveries like the clamshell igloos underscore what Ferdinand Hayden figured out on his trailblazing journey through the Breaks back in 1855: no fossil is too small or too obscure to reveal amazing, unexpected details about ancient ecosystems.
—Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
This plastic is used for beverage bottles and clamshell containers.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
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clamshell
noun
clam·shell
ˈklam-ˌshel
: the shell of a clam
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