shell plating

/ʃɛl ˌpleɪdɪŋ/
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Definitions of shell plating
  1. noun
    the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship
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    type of:
    plate, scale, shell
    a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
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