RACING SHELL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)