clamshell door

noun

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

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Nearby words

clamp forceps, clamp-down, clampdown, clamper, clamshell, clamshell door, clamworm, clan, clancy, clandestine, clang

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