clamshell
noun
clam·shell
ˈklam-ˌshel 
1
: the shell of a clam
2
a
: a bucket or grapple (as on a dredge) having two hinged jaws
b
: an excavating machine having a clamshell
c
: either of a pair of doors (as in an airplane tail) that open out and away from each other
d
: a hinged container, case, or cover that opens like the shell of a clam
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This supersized version sports a clamshell design and mesh dividers separating the two main compartments.
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Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2025
Lately, Wells said, grocery stores have been investing in their prepared to-go options, with in-store pizza counters and plastic clamshells of deli salads and ready-to-heat containers of spaghetti.
—Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
The volume of 196 pages features 150 illustrations and is housed in a luxury clamshell case and covered in the Loro Piana Tela Sergio fabric, crafted from cotton and linen.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
With its second-generation systems, Framework pushed its sustainable design ethos even further with updates to its popular 13-inch clamshell model, a fresh, compact, 12-inch convertible 2-in-1, and the first Framework Desktop.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
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Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 8 Feb. 2025
Lately, Wells said, grocery stores have been investing in their prepared to-go options, with in-store pizza counters and plastic clamshells of deli salads and ready-to-heat containers of spaghetti.
—Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
The volume of 196 pages features 150 illustrations and is housed in a luxury clamshell case and covered in the Loro Piana Tela Sergio fabric, crafted from cotton and linen.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
With its second-generation systems, Framework pushed its sustainable design ethos even further with updates to its popular 13-inch clamshell model, a fresh, compact, 12-inch convertible 2-in-1, and the first Framework Desktop.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Clamshell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clamshell. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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clamshell
noun
clam·shell
ˈklam-ˌshel
: the shell of a clam
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