/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of shell plating Find synonyms for: Noun1. shell plating, plate, scale, shellusage: the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden shipWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acerbity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language