casing

[ key-sing ]

noun

1. a case or covering; housing.
2. material for a case or covering.
3. the framework around a door or window.
4. the outermost covering of an automobile tire.
5. any frame or framework.
6. a steel pipe or tubing, especially as used in oil and gas wells.
7. a layer of glass that has been fused to an underlying layer of glass of a different color or of different properties.
8. 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.
9. Nautical. the walls surrounding a funnel.
10. 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

/ ˈkeɪsɪŋ /

noun

1. a protective case or cover
2. material for a case or cover
3. Also calledcase a frame containing a door, window, or staircase
4. the intestines of cattle, pigs, etc, or a synthetic substitute, used as a container for sausage meat
5. the outer cover of a pneumatic tyre
6. a pipe or tube used to line a hole or shaft
7. the outer shell of a steam or gas turbine

Other Words From

• under·casing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of casing¹

First recorded in 1565–75; case ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

One Palestinian was killed by a falling missile casing.

From BBC

A stainless-steel vessel that claims to remove more impurities than better-known filters, the standard Berkey is nearly 20 inches tall and looks a bit like a cross between a Russian samovar and a decommissioned missile casing.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the reasons for the recent increase in rates was that subsidence caused the collapse of well casing, requiring costly repairs, Escobedo Garcia said.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier in the day, police had been called to review security footage showing three suspicious men seemingly casing the building.

From Slate

"Ben, my clerk, noticed a Secret Service guy casing the joint," Marc told me after Emhoff and his companion, Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., visited.

From Salon

Related Words

• skin
• wrapper