clambake
noun
clam·bake
ˈklam-ˌbāk 
1
a
: an outdoor party
especially
: a seashore outing where food is usually cooked on heated rocks covered by seaweed
b
: the food served at a clambake
2
: a gathering characterized by noisy sociability
especially
: a political rally
Examples of clambake in a Sentence
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The 3rd annual clambake fundraiser Aug. 13 in Little Compton offers a good ol’ fashioned clambake with chowder and dessert; beer and wine available for purchase.
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Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
William Morrow Beatriz Williams' New England set historical novels have become a summer tradition, their sparkling reminisces of lighthouses and clambakes only matched by her penchant for intrigue.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
The lucky diners will enjoy a traditional New England clambake under the stars, with music and entertainment.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
Daly and Nerland were planning to celebrate their wedding with a boat cruise and clambake on Spectacle Island.
—Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
Reservation deadline for the Nov. 13 Kiwanis Club of West Park clambake is Nov. 8.
—Carol Kovach, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2022
Time for a clambake: The Northern Medina County Chamber Alliance Oktoberfest Clambake Social will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 7 at the pavilion of Bunker Hill Golf Course (with parking off Hamilton Road) on Thursday, Oct. 7.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2021
Order a clambake ahead of time from Heinen’s various Northeast Ohio locations.
—Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2021
Cost is $37 for a clambake; $13 for extra clams; $25 for a chicken meal.
—Carol Kovach, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2022
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Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
William Morrow Beatriz Williams' New England set historical novels have become a summer tradition, their sparkling reminisces of lighthouses and clambakes only matched by her penchant for intrigue.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
The lucky diners will enjoy a traditional New England clambake under the stars, with music and entertainment.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
Daly and Nerland were planning to celebrate their wedding with a boat cruise and clambake on Spectacle Island.
—Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
Reservation deadline for the Nov. 13 Kiwanis Club of West Park clambake is Nov. 8.
—Carol Kovach, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2022
Time for a clambake: The Northern Medina County Chamber Alliance Oktoberfest Clambake Social will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Oct. 7 at the pavilion of Bunker Hill Golf Course (with parking off Hamilton Road) on Thursday, Oct. 7.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2021
Order a clambake ahead of time from Heinen’s various Northeast Ohio locations.
—Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2021
Cost is $37 for a clambake; $13 for extra clams; $25 for a chicken meal.
—Carol Kovach, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2022
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First Known Use
1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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clambake
noun
clam·bake
ˈklam-ˌbāk
: an outdoor party
especially
: an outing at which food is cooked usually on heated rocks covered by seaweed
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