turtleback
[ tur-tl-bak ]
/ ˈtɜr tlˌbæk /
noun
Archaeology.
tortoise-core.
Furniture.
an oval or elliptical boss.
Words nearby turtleback
turreted,
turrical,
turriculate,
tursha,
turtle,
turtleback,
turtledove,
turtlehead,
turtleneck,
turtlet,
turves
Example sentences from the Web for turtleback
Because of its shape, Singer company brochures of the 1920s referred to it as the Turtleback Machine.
The Invention of the Sewing Machine |Grace Rogers Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for turtleback
turtleback
/ (ˈtɜːtəlˌbæk) /
noun
an arched projection over the upper deck of a ship at the bow and sometimes at the stern for protection in heavy seas
(now obsolete in archaeological usage)
a crude convex stone axe