Turtleback

Quick meaning: Turtleback is a noun meaning Anything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell).

Meaning

Anything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell).

More Meanings

1. (nautical) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, designed to shed seawater quickly.
2. A primitive stone celt of a form suggesting the back of a turtle.
3. A library binding of a mass market paperback with a generic hardcover.
4. Any plant of the genus Psathyrotes of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America.
5. (military, nautical) An armor layout with an armored deck which slopes downwards towards the sides of the ship and connects to the lower edge of the main belt armor, designed to deflect shells striking the ship on trajectories close to horizontal.

Example Sentences

When you order Turtleback Books from Baker & Taylor, you can be assured you get Turtlebacks!

Up he went on concrete stairs that were eroded to turtlebacks and slippery with evening's frost […]

Word Forms

• turtlebacks
• turtle-back

Synonyms for turtleback

Depending on context, synonyms include turtle-deck.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include turtle-back, turtleshell, turtler, shell, trunkback, tortoise-shell.

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