Plate and Shell

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Plate noun - A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners).

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Shell is a synonym for plate. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun "Plate".

Nearby Words: plat, plateful, plated, platter, plating

Shell noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

Usage example: eating oysters straight out of their shells

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Plate is a synonym for shell. Sometimes you can use "Plate" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

thick	thick plate	thick shell
similar	similar plate	similar shell
complete	complete plate	complete shell
solid	solid plate	solid shell
Other adjectives: green, single, blank, heavy, small, entire, hard, massive, large, big, huge, thin, new, broken, classic, last, golden, spiked, giant.

It's only really iffy because even when they actually have the carapace it's not a true shell, but more closely resembles a pangolin or man-made scale/plate mail.

Source: Removable Shell
Section 9's Nissan minibus/concept car in Ghost in the Shell Solid State Society had the license plate NH-3923 (San-kyu-ni-san).

Source: Vanity License Plate
Spalling, the phenomenon where the armor plate cracks and sprays the inside with deadly splinters when struck by a shell that fails to penetrate, has been a serious problem for armored ships and vehicles a long time.

Source: Concealment Equals Cover

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