"CLAM" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /klæm/, [kleəm] [æ-tensing] Audio: en-us-clam.ogg Forms: CLAMs [plural]
Rhymes: -æm Head templates: {{en-noun}} CLAM (plural CLAMs)
  1. (rowing) Acronym of Clip-on Load Adjusting Mechanism. A device that can be fitted onto an oar to adjust set. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Clip-on Load Adjusting Mechanism (extra: A device that can be fitted onto an oar to adjust set) Categories (topical): Rowing Synonyms: clam, C.L.A.M.
    Sense id: en-CLAM-en-noun-MHAA3Uzm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, rowing, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2014, Daniela Gomes da Costa, Yihuan Chang, eds., Learn to Row, Fédération internationale des sociétés d'aviron, page 28",
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