clamshell

• Sustantivo que designa la concha de un molusco bivalvo, o un tipo de cuchara o recipiente articulado con dos partes unidas por una bisagra, similar a las valvas de una concha, usado en maquinaria para excavar o recoger materiales.

A noun referring to the shell of a clam, or a dredging bucket with hinges resembling a clam's shell.

1. Shell of a clamB1formal

   The hard, hinged outer covering of a clam, often used as a container or decorative item.

   Concha de almeja

   • She collected a beautiful clamshell on the beach.
   • The clamshell was used as a serving dish for the appetizer.
   • He found a fossilized clamshell in the rock formation.

   Sinónimosshell

2. Dredging bucketC1formal

   A type of bucket used in dredging that has two hinged halves that close together like a clam's shell to scoop up material.

   Cuchara de almeja

   • The construction crew used a clamshell to excavate the riverbed.
   • The clamshell bucket lifted tons of sand from the harbor floor.
   • The operator skillfully maneuvered the clamshell to clear the debris.

   Sinónimosgrab