turtleback
/tur-tl-bak/US // ˈtɜr tlˌbæk //UK // (ˈtɜːtəlˌbæk) //
龟背,龟背式,龟背人,龟背式的
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Archaeology. tortoise-core.
- : Furniture. an oval or elliptical boss.
Examples
The chief and his crew had just reached the deck when the black shining turtleback of the submarine broke water.
Because of its shape, Singer company brochures of the 1920s referred to it as the Turtleback Machine.
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