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RACING SHELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does racing shell mean? 

RACING SHELL (noun)
  The noun RACING SHELL has 1 sense:

1. a very light narrow racing boatplay

  Familiarity information: RACING SHELL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RACING SHELL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A very light narrow racing boat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

racing shell; shell

Hypernyms ("racing shell" is a kind of...):

racing boat (a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing)

Meronyms (parts of "racing shell"):

sliding seat (rower's seat that slides fore and aft)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "racing shell"):

racing skiff; single shell (a shell for a single oarsman)

scull (a racing shell that is propelled by sculls)


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