hard-shell
adjective
variants
or hard-shelled
: fundamental sense 2b, fundamentalist
a hard-shell preacher
hard-shell Baptists
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Even so, in recent years, hard-shell luggage has seemingly been the travel companion of choice.
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Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2024
Anatomy of a Surf Helmet Broadly speaking, there are two types of surf helmets: Soft and hard-shell.
—Brent Rose, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
And there is never a need to wrap a hard-shell taco in a soft flour tortilla, fused together by a thin layer of nacho cheese, but that is the Taco Bell way.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
The hard-shell pods have no foundations, all waste is shipped out, the water is heated by solar arrays, and soaps are biodegradable.
—Annabel Illingworth, TIME, 25 July 2024
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Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2024
Anatomy of a Surf Helmet Broadly speaking, there are two types of surf helmets: Soft and hard-shell.
—Brent Rose, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
And there is never a need to wrap a hard-shell taco in a soft flour tortilla, fused together by a thin layer of nacho cheese, but that is the Taco Bell way.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
The hard-shell pods have no foundations, all waste is shipped out, the water is heated by solar arrays, and soaps are biodegradable.
—Annabel Illingworth, TIME, 25 July 2024
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“Hard-shell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-shell. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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