Housing Meaning and Definition

Word: Housing

How to pronounce: ˈhaʊzɪŋ

Noun

Definitions:

1. Houses and apartments considered collectively.

Example sentences: "A housing development"

2. A rigid casing that encloses and protects a piece of moving or delicate equipment.

Example sentences: "Mr Greenhalgh went on: ‘Noise won't be a factor either because of state of the art noise damping equipment and acoustic housings we will install."

3. A recess or groove cut in one piece of wood to allow another piece to be attached to it.

Example sentences: "Which housings / trims are rated for damp location?"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A cloth covering put on a horse for protection or ornament.

Example sentences: "Outside there would be gorgeously caparisoned elephants and horses with rich housings, palanquins and teams of palanquin bearers, four in hand coaches, and subsequently Rolls Royces and Daimlers."

Synonyms:

residential

dwelling

shelter

available housing

lodging

dwelling stock

hull

casing

building

enclosure

shroud

main body

case

shell

sheath

jacket

encasement

lid

covering

cover

Derivations:

housed

house

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Housing in Other Languages...

Spanish: Vivienda

German: Gehäuse

French: Logement

Italian: Alloggiamento

Turkish: Ev