clamshell doors

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• clamshell door — Often, clamshell doors. a door consisting of two panels that spread open vertically, as those located on the underside of some cargo planes. * * * clamshell door, a door on an aircraft, ship, or truck, used for loading cargo, and consisting of… …   Useful english dictionary

• clamshell door — Often, clamshell doors. a door consisting of two panels that spread open vertically, as those located on the underside of some cargo planes. * * * …   Universalium

• clamshell — noun Date: circa 1520 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• clamshell thrust reverser — A thrust reverser, clamshell door system that fits in the exhaust system of a turbojet engine. The clam doors, which form an integral part of the tailpipe, open when the system is deployed and duct the exhaust gases around so that they flow… …   Aviation dictionary

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