conches in English
noun
1
a tropical marine mollusk with a spiral shell that may bear long projections and have a flared lip.
Raup analyzed different types of mollusk conchs in terms of their geometrical properties.
2
the roof of a semicircular apse, shaped like half a dome.
This era produced hulking concrete edifices built in the form of conch shells, rocket ships, sail boats, origami figures, and circus tents.
Use "conches" in a sentence
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1. "Certainly there are more things in earth and heaven — and these harmonious pixie conches, granting it was they, Connoted the loftier origin." 2
2. 26 What an exciting scene of jubilance! The fishermen's conches are trumpeting, their songs ringing, red flags fluttering here and there, and white sails dotting the sea far and near.
3. Three Cuban nationals who were rescued this week after being marooned for 33 days on an uninhabited Bahamian island said they managed to survive on a diet of coconuts, conches and rats, reports say.