clamshell

2 definitions found

clamshell - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  clamshell \clamshell\ n.
     1. the shell of a clam.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
  
     Syn: grapple.
          [WordNet 1.5]

clamshell - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  clamshell
      n 1: the shell of a clam
      2: a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam [syn:
         clamshell, grapple]