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How to pronounce “clamshell”
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Pronunciation guide for clamshell
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of clamshell with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
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- Definition summary
- The shell of a clam.
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How to pronounce clamshell
Inside McDonald's Sustainability Journey
For older people, remember the polystyrene foam clamshell
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “clamshell”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The shell of a clam.
- Any object that, in (literal or figurative) resemblance to the shell of a clam, has a hinge on one edge and two surfaces that close together.
- (often attributive) Any object with some other resemblance to either one or both halves of the shell of a clam.
- [Verb]
- (manufacturing) To deform a die in a shape resembling the shell of a clam, as a result of uneven extrusion pressure.
- To dig out by means of a clamshell (dredging bucket).
- To compress or flatten underwater debris so as to avoid blocking a channel.
- (ambitransitive) To open or close by means of a hinge, similar to the way a clamshell opens and closes.
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