clamshell

• Substantivo que designa a concha de um molusco, especialmente a valva de uma concha, ou uma caçamba de escavadeira articulada cujas mandíbulas lembram as valvas de uma concha.

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 molusco

   • 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.

   Sinônimosshell

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.

   Caçamba de mandíbulas

   • 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.

   Sinônimosgrab