car ‧ a ‧ pace /ˈkærəpeɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] technical
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Spanish carapacho ]
a hard shell on the outside of some animals such as a ↑ crab or ↑ tortoise SYN shell
car ‧ a ‧ pace /ˈkærəpeɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] technical
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: Spanish carapacho ]
a hard shell on the outside of some animals such as a ↑ crab or ↑ tortoise SYN shell
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012