A social gathering outdoors, especially for eating clams and other seafood.
〈北美〉户外烤蛤野餐会（尤指海鲜野餐）
Example sentencesExamples
And we are going to Provincetown to have a clambake.
Here, you can savor an authentic New England-style clambake.
Every summer, they invite all their subscribers to a clambake on Lynn Beach.
When Cary shows up to a high-spirited clambake with Ron and his pals, she's uncomfortable and overdressed in a tight gray ensemble.
Although clambakes are traditional in the north-east of the US, barbecues and picnics are popular elsewhere.
The song is a sunny and infectious number that would sound great at a school dance or a clambake.
A clambake on the Rockland seashore followed the last day's session of papers.
Yes, it's an old-style clambake at the Manor tonight.
We had a clambake in Chicago on the 26th of September at WBBM where the debate was held.
The clams are then ready for a clambake, to become steamed softshell clams, or for use in certain clam chowders and clam pies.
If your idea of a relaxing vacation on the coast involves bundling up for a clambake instead of palm trees and rum punch, a trip to Cape Cod is just the ticket.
She is also a regular at the post-caucus Wednesday night clambake.
We went to clambakes and barbecues all over New England.
There is a scene in the movie where Elvis is out on the beach singing ‘We're gonna have a clambake.’
He had volunteered to testify at the clambake as a way of putting his case to the people.
Meanwhile, the convention soirées get under way today - there will be a clambake in Hyannis Port!
Synonyms
outdoor meal, al fresco meal, barbecue
Definition of clambake in US English:
clambake
nounˈklæmˌbeɪkˈklamˌbāk
North American
An outdoor social gathering at which clams and other seafood (and often chicken, potatoes, and sweet corn) are baked or steamed, traditionally in a pit, over heated stones and under a bed of seaweed.
Example sentencesExamples
There is a scene in the movie where Elvis is out on the beach singing ‘We're gonna have a clambake.’
Yes, it's an old-style clambake at the Manor tonight.
And we are going to Provincetown to have a clambake.
Here, you can savor an authentic New England-style clambake.
The song is a sunny and infectious number that would sound great at a school dance or a clambake.
Meanwhile, the convention soirées get under way today - there will be a clambake in Hyannis Port!
The clams are then ready for a clambake, to become steamed softshell clams, or for use in certain clam chowders and clam pies.
We went to clambakes and barbecues all over New England.
We had a clambake in Chicago on the 26th of September at WBBM where the debate was held.
A clambake on the Rockland seashore followed the last day's session of papers.
She is also a regular at the post-caucus Wednesday night clambake.
He had volunteered to testify at the clambake as a way of putting his case to the people.
When Cary shows up to a high-spirited clambake with Ron and his pals, she's uncomfortable and overdressed in a tight gray ensemble.
Although clambakes are traditional in the north-east of the US, barbecues and picnics are popular elsewhere.
Every summer, they invite all their subscribers to a clambake on Lynn Beach.
If your idea of a relaxing vacation on the coast involves bundling up for a clambake instead of palm trees and rum punch, a trip to Cape Cod is just the ticket.