shell plating shell pink • shellproof · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · shell plating · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship. Synonyms: shell plating. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074