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carapace

noun

Definition of carapace

as in shield

technical a hard shell on the back of some animals (such as turtles or crabs)

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Recent Examples of carapace Boston Dynamics’s Atlas has a toylike carapace and a glowing, hollow circle for a head. — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Gabrielle’s unflinching competence and dynamism belie acute sensitivity, and the actress allows hints of child-like hurt and hesitation to pierce the carapace. — Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 And drug literature can be a hard sell for some, especially if the reader feels anxious about their own coolness, and develops a sort of you-won’t-impress-me-so-there carapace in advance as a form of self-protection. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 Specifically, carapaces spelling out 8647, which is either shell-speak for evil intent or a bartender telling Patel to 86 his personal booze and buy a drink already. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for carapace

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Noun

Pair it with flip-flops, shield sunglasses, and a silver pendant necklace for a look that feels minimal but edgy.

— Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 2 July 2026
On the wall across the bar are autographs of former USMNT greats, scrawled inside a mighty shield.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 July 2026

Definition of shield

Noun

The other took place before the fifth inning when home-plate umpire Scott Barry left the game and Manny Gonzalez needed time to assemble his gear.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
With runners on second and third, in a 1-2 count, Pages extended to the outside edge of the plate to get around a slider and send it through the left side of the infield.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of plate

Noun

Officials say 850,000 firework shells will be launched from 10 sites, with the president calling it the largest fireworks show in history.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Multiple moons in the outer solar system — Saturn's Enceladus and Jupiter's Europa, for example — host big liquid-water oceans beneath their icy shells.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of shell

Noun

As the platform evolved into the latest M1A2 SEPv3 configuration, upgrades focused heavily on digital networking, improved sensors, enhanced armor, and active protection systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
However, Aemond takes a stab to the back through his armor.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of armor

Noun

This process involves removing fuel, managing radiological controls, separating the hull, demilitarizing, and recycling.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Although the video does include a rig that involves drilling a mast beam (or thwart) into the canoe’s upper hull edge ( or gunwales), there is also a route that instead uses clamps.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of hull

Noun

At least six shell casings were recovered from the scene of the shooting, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Eliza Durham.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 1 July 2026
During the investigation, shell casings found at the scene were later compared to a firearm Craig admitted belonged to him, the release said.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

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