1
: something that encases : material for encasing: such as
a
: an enclosing frame especially around a door or window opening
b
: a metal pipe used to case a well
d
: a membranous case for processed meat
2
: a space formed between two parallel lines of stitching through at least two layers of cloth into which something (such as a rod or string) may be inserted
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Examples of casing in a Sentence
a casing for a shotgun shell
the egg of this bird has an unusually hard casing
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Court documents state that shell casings from both 9mm and .40 caliber handguns were recovered at the scene.
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Elgin Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
An analysis of the firearm through the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network connected the gun to shell casings collected at the scene of the shooting days earlier, according to federal authorities.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
And while shell casings were found at the scene, there was no other ballistic evidence that shots had been fired, The New York Times reported, adding there were no tire marks on the road that would be expected from a rapidly accelerating car fleeing the scene.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Around them, the ground was strewn with the detritus of the old regime: uniforms, bullet casings, boots, defaced Assad posters.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Elgin Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
An analysis of the firearm through the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network connected the gun to shell casings collected at the scene of the shooting days earlier, according to federal authorities.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
And while shell casings were found at the scene, there was no other ballistic evidence that shots had been fired, The New York Times reported, adding there were no tire marks on the road that would be expected from a rapidly accelerating car fleeing the scene.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Around them, the ground was strewn with the detritus of the old regime: uniforms, bullet casings, boots, defaced Assad posters.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Casing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casing. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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casing
noun
cas·ing
ˈkā-siŋ 
1
: something that encloses or surrounds
2
: a frame around a door or window opening
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