turtleback English

Meaning turtleback meaning

What does turtleback mean?

turtleback noun

— Anything having the shape of a turtle's back (that is, its shell).

— (nautical) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, designed to shed seawater quickly.

— A primitive stone celt of a form suggesting the back of a turtle.

— A library binding of a mass market paperback with a generic hardcover.

— Any plant of the genus Psathyrotes of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America.