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1Shell — may refer to * Animal shell, or exoskeleton, including those of molluscs, turtles, insects and crustaceans * Seashell, the shells of various marine animals, especially marine mollusks * Eggshell, the outer covering of a hard shelled eggAny more… …
2shell — less, adj. shell like, adj. /shel/, n. 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk. 2. any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or… …
3Shell plating — is the outer most structure on the hull of a steel or aluminum ship or boat. It is the structural element that renders the hull watertight. Strakes A strake is the name given to each line of planking in a wooden vessel. [Kemp, The Oxford… …
4shell concrete — shell concrete, reinforced concrete in the form of very thin, curved slabs resembling the shape of sea shells, used especially to build domelike roofs or buildings spanning large spaces …
5shell — [[t]ʃɛl[/t]] n. 1) zool. a hard outer covering of an animal, as of a clam, snail, lobster, or turtle 2) zool. the material constituting any of various coverings of this kind 3) zool. the hard exterior of an egg 4) bot the usu. hard outer covering …
6shell structure — In building construction, a thin, curved plate structure shaped to transmit applied forces by compressive, tensile, and shear stresses that act in the plane of the surface. They are usually constructed of concrete reinforced with steel mesh (see… …
7Shell (theater) — The Gene Harris bandshell at Julia Davis Park in Boise, Idaho, a municipal example …
8shell roof — noun : a roof of relatively large expanse (as of a hangar or arena) composed of concrete panels curved cylindrically or spherically for strength …
9Razor shell — Razor Ra zor (r[=a] z[ e]r), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See {Raze}, v. t., {Rase}, v. t.] 1. A keen edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head; also called a {straight …
10Razor shell — Taxobox name = Razor shell image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Veneroida familia = Solenidae genus = Ensis subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Ensis arcuatusThe razor shell, Ensis arcuatus ,… …
