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exoskeleton

noun

Definition of exoskeleton

as in armor

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Recent Examples of exoskeleton This fine white powder is an abrasive substance that cuts the exoskeleton of spiders, ants, fleas, and other bugs, which dehydrates and kills them over time. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 19 Aug. 2026 Some of the larger coprolites contain bits of shell or exoskeleton, revealing a bit about the diets of whatever produced them. — ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 This is, as a nature documentary playing in the background during a scene suggests, his equivalent of a spider molting, shedding its old exoskeleton to hopefully emerge — stronger and more resilient — into adulthood. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 July 2026 No person shall harvest or attempt to harvest spiny lobster using any device which will or could puncture, penetrate or crush the exoskeleton (shell) or the flesh of the lobster. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for exoskeleton

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Noun

At the climactic moment when Odysseus returns, Penelope wears a blue dress that serves as her armor.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
Mexico City design studio Panorammma applies the historic armor material to intriguing chairs, lights, and vases.

— Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of armor

Noun

California was in the early stages of a housing crisis, and homeowners were feeling the squeeze of rising property tax bills.

— M. Nolan Gray, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Channel ports, housing for asylum seekers and even the lifeboat charity that rescues people in danger at sea have been targeted by anti-migrant protests encouraged by far-right activists.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of housing

Noun

During season, the part that is not the lobster tail, the carapace, must be longer than 3 inches.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
When Bender considers moving to a rival network, Wever fleshes out the tough carapace of a woman who, even under the thorniest of circumstances, never stops calculating her next move.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of carapace

Noun

This sheath had been Old Ripper’s armor and had turned the shotgun pellets and rifle bullets over the years.

— Jack Wingate as told to John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2026
The team found that the upper bill’s internal bony structure is much shorter than its external sheath.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of sheath

Noun

As for performance, the steel hull and aluminium superstructure are paired with twin diesel engines, giving Hanaa a top speed of 13 knots, a cruising speed of 12 knots, and a range of 4,000 nautical miles at 10 knots.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
The vessel was brought to Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Bahrain, and the damage to its hull was still being assessed, Reuters said.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of hull

Noun

Disneyland My favorite new item available at Disneyland is essentially a flip book, albeit one styled as a vintage ‘50s-style TV with brown casing that can house multiple oversize flip books.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Investigators found seven shell casings at the scene, police said.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of casing

Noun

The jacket comes in 10 different fall-appropriate colors, each with a contrasting plaid lining that peeks out when the cuff is turned up.

— Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
Ahead, find out how to style a leather jacket with everything from little black dresses and mom jeans to micro shorts, gym ’fits, and more for fall 2026.

— Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of jacket

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