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RACING SHELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very light narrow racing boat
Synonyms:
racing shell; shell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
