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casing
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noun
- a case or covering; housing.
- material for a case or covering.
- the framework around a door or window.
- the outermost covering of an automobile tire.
- any frame or framework.
- a steel pipe or tubing, especially as used in oil and gas wells.
- a layer of glass that has been fused to an underlying layer of glass of a different color or of different properties.
- the thin, tubular membrane of the intestines of sheep, cattle, or hogs, or a synthetic facsimile, for encasing processed meat in making sausages, salamis, etc.
- Nautical. the walls surrounding a funnel.
- a channel created in a garment or other article to carry a drawstring or elastic, as by sewing a strip of cloth to the basic material with two parallel rows of stitches.
casing
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
noun
- a protective case or cover
- material for a case or cover
- Also calledcase a frame containing a door, window, or staircase
- the intestines of cattle, pigs, etc, or a synthetic substitute, used as a container for sausage meat
- the outer cover of a pneumatic tyre
- a pipe or tube used to line a hole or shaft
- the outer shell of a steam or gas turbine
Other Word Forms
- ܲd·iԲ noun
Example Sentences
Shell casings with the words "deny", "defend" and "depose" were found at the crime scene.
That comes in handy when he’s casing his neighbors' homes to figure out which ones to burglarize.
The students, being Stanford-type achievers, seem to have studied and followed the guide closely, according to charging documents — casing the building in days prior.
Some vendors claim that new add-ons can detect subtle changes in motorist behavior, such as when a would-be burglar is “casing” a home by circling the block in their car.
All lithium-ion batteries work roughly the same way: Cells are clustered inside the battery casing, and lithium ions move between the electrodes in each cell, generating an electric current.
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