Shell plating and Shell

Shell plating

Shell plating noun - The plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship.
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Shell and shell plating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun phrase "Shell plating".

Shell

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

Shell plating and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shell plating" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled
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