shell casing

collocation in English

meaningsofshellandcasing

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shell
noun
uk
/ʃel/us
/ʃel/
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and ...
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casing
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkeɪ.sɪŋ/us
/ˈkeɪ.sɪŋ/
a covering that ...
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(Definition ofshellandcasingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshell casing

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Some fireworks have ashellcasing, which is almost like shrapnel when they explode.
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Spentshellcasingare automatically ejected outside the turret after being fired.
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The laptop has a reinforced polymer-based clamshellcasingthat houses the solar panels and makes the laptop more durable.
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The newshellcasingwas formed almost entirely from plastic and had an additional polyurethane collar.
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There are reports of jams caused by the smallershellcasinglodging in the receiver cover and blocking the action.
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A single 6mm pellet is still loaded to ashellcasing.
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After the trigger is pulled and the round is fired, the recoil operation of the handgun automatically extracts and ejects theshellcasingand reloads the chamber.
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The rim of theshellcasinghad a slightly larger circumference than the base of the cartridge and an extractor groove was cut directly above it.
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Shell casings were no longer used after 1946 and the original copper-tin-zinc bronze composition was again used.
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Following examination, the remains were placed in a canvas bag with dummy shell casings to weigh it down.
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