clamshell

Definitions

• The shell of a clam.
• A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
• In food service, the closing box (usually styrofoam but sometimes cardboard) given to consumers with take-out food.
• Any object that has a hinge on one edge and two surfaces that close together.
• (music) An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind and above the performers.