as in sheaths
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a camera with a waterproof housing for taking pictures of coral reefs and other underwater features
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Recent Examples of housings
Even better, the pellets can be processed using standard injection-moulding machines — the same ones manufacturers already use for polystyrene test housings.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Batch tabletop miniatures for a weekend campaign, produce cosplay armor sections that fit together cleanly, or prototype brackets and housings for clients with consistent results.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
The sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Complementing the advanced drivers are housings handcrafted from beech, the same wood used to make parts of Yamaha’s pianos.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Floor mats that are hand-dyed using paint spray feature a blue-to-orange ombre look, which carries over to the speaker housings and other gear and button surrounds.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housings
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Nuts and fatty fishes, like salmon and sardines, contain omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for building the insulating sheaths that surround the nerve fibers that carry information from one brain cell to another.—
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Taylor, then with her fourth husband Richard Burton, wanted to ditch her formal '50s style of long skirts and tasteful sheaths.—
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Officers allegedly found about 525 shell casings and 13 firearms.—
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While defense attorneys argued that the teacher provided the only evidence that the shooter was on the south side of the school, prosecutors said that bullet casings would corroborate their argument.—
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This can include wallpaper, bedding, window coverings, and furniture, but paint is the easy and inexpensive way to set the tone for a room, says Nancy Davilman, principal designer at ND Interiors.—
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Lift coverings during the day to prevent excess heat build up from the sun.—
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“Housings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housings. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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